Monrovia vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	94
😀 Quality of life	27	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.14M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 78% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8497th and 978th ($535 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Liberia and Australia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8899th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Perth

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	Monrovia	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$15409

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894