Monrovia vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$1104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	24	96
😀 Quality of life	28	72
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.3M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 69% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8583rd and 3277th ($518 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Russia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8835th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Moscow

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	Monrovia	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$20160

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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

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749