Miami vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Miami	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3216	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7364	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$3669	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	24
😀 Quality of life	90	28
🏙️ Population	442K	1.02M

The cost of living in Miami is 521% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 117th and 8583rd ($3216 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 169th and 8835th 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	$26.1	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2394	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1806	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4404	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6964	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.78	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1797	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18611	$4006

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114

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