Manchester vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
21
😀 Quality of life
91
29
🏙️ Population
548K
1.02M

The cost of living in Manchester is 298% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1798th and 8495th ($1998 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Liberia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 110th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$2816

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$470
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$689
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$689
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$468
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$469
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$977
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$972
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$469
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$751
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$971
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$989
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1024
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$975
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$897
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$968
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$888
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$923
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$976
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$472
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$916
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$892
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1114
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$518
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$778
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$479
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$874
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$799
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$471
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1049
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$471
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$470
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$471
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$556
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$459
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$486