Monrovia vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$4433
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	27	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	689K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 78% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8497th and 924th ($535 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 798th in Liberia and the United States, respectively. Check Liberia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 8899th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Nashville

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	Monrovia	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$30241

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581