Marseille vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$718	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$388
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	21
😀 Quality of life	84	27
🏙️ Population	877K	1.02M

The cost of living in Marseille is 200% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3148th and 8452nd ($1571 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Liberia, respectively. Check France vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 400th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Monrovia

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	Marseille	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$2771

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470

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