Monrovia vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	21	90
😀 Quality of life	27	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.51M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 78% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8410th and 920th ($536 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Germany, respectively. Check Liberia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 8877th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Munich

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	Monrovia	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$14492

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730