Monrovia vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	49
😀 Quality of life	28	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.02M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 76% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8583rd and 1688th ($518 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Liberia and Canada, respectively. Check Liberia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 8835th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875