Monrovia vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$230	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	61
😀 Quality of life	42	79
🏙️ Population	1.02M	605K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 55% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8461st and 4672nd ($528 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and Latvia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6736th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Riga

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	Monrovia	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$13962

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363