Manchester vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	92	28
🏙️ Population	548K	1.02M

The cost of living in Manchester is 353% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1193rd and 8583rd ($2348 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.2 months in Monrovia. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 84th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Monrovia

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	Manchester	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$4006

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545