Monrovia vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	24	90
😀 Quality of life	28	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.51M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 79% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8583rd and 863rd ($518 vs $2525) 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 1.7 months in Munich. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 8835th and 44th 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	$3.16	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714