Monrovia vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monrovia	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$213	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	48
😀 Quality of life	29	76
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.32M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 62% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 8495th and 4149th ($501 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Liberia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 8457th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.4	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2816	$7392

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639