Monrovia vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$223	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	27	65
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.49M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 34% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8497th and 6735th ($535 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Liberia and Brazil, respectively. Check Liberia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 8899th and 5331st 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	$3.34	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$13958

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583