Monrovia vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	27	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.15M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 77% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8452nd and 1222nd ($523 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and France, respectively. Check Liberia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8399th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Paris

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	Monrovia	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293