Monrovia vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$230	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	21	27
😀 Quality of life	42	50
🏙️ Population	1.02M	81.1K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 55% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8461st and 4682nd ($528 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Liberia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6736th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Port of Spain

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	Monrovia	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$3731

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877