Monrovia vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$225	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	54
😀 Quality of life	27	54
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.49M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 22% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8452nd and 7055th ($523 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Liberia and Brazil, respectively. Check Liberia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 8399th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Recife

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	Monrovia	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509