Monrovia vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$228	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	27	67
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.21M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 43% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8410th and 6006th ($536 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Rio de Janeiro. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8877th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Monrovia	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$12076

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586