Melbourne vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	100	27
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.02M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 319% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1365th and 8452nd ($2194 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Liberia, respectively. Check Australia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 1st and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Monrovia

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	Melbourne	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$2771

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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