Monrovia vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	82
😀 Quality of life	27	88
🏙️ Population	1.02M	468K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 78% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8452nd and 972nd ($523 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 8399th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Raleigh

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	Monrovia	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682