Monrovia vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	42	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.15M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8461st and 998th ($528 vs $2357) 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 6736th and 22nd 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	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395