Miami vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Miami	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3103	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7450	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$4080	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4410	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	21
😀 Quality of life	91	42
🏙️ Population	442K	1.02M

The cost of living in Miami is 488% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 103rd and 8461st ($3103 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1st in the United States and Liberia, respectively. Check the United States vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Miami compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 109th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Monrovia

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	Miami	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.8	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2446	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1765	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4939	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3570	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6519	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25328	$2993

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520