Monrovia vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$225	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	70
😀 Quality of life	27	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	330K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 60% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8452nd and 4211th ($523 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Liberia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Liberia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8399th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Nicosia

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	Monrovia	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$6962

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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	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647