Monrovia vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$230	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	69
😀 Quality of life	42	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	330K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 61% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8461st and 4220th ($528 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 6736th and 469th 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	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$7504

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591