Monrovia vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$214	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	28	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.8M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8583rd and 4th ($518 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8835th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs New York City

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	Monrovia	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192