Manaus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$355	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	21
😀 Quality of life	53	27
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.02M

The cost of living in Manaus is 46% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6606th and 8452nd ($764 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Brazil and Liberia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6060th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Monrovia

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	Manaus	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$2771

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507