Monrovia vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$3409
🏠 One person rent	$228	$864
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	21	96
😀 Quality of life	27	73
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.3M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 63% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8410th and 4141st ($536 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8877th and 2664th 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	$3.24	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$15272

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772