Monrovia vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	28	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	689K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 79% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8583rd and 982nd ($518 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 843rd 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 66th in the United States, while ranked 8835th and 252nd 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	$3.16	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595