Monrovia vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monrovia	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$213	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$4345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	82
😀 Quality of life	29	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	468K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 82% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8495th and 304th ($501 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th in Liberia and the United States, respectively. Check Liberia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 8457th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.4	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2816	$22084

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857