Monrovia vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$225	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	21	64
😀 Quality of life	27	55
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.76M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 41% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 8452nd and 6124th ($523 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Liberia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Liberia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 8399th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Quito

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	Monrovia	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493