Monrovia vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$214	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	24	13
😀 Quality of life	28	54
🏙️ Population	1.02M	224K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 43% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 8583rd and 6184th ($518 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Suriname, respectively. Check Liberia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 8835th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Paramaribo

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	Monrovia	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$1767

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652