Monrovia vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$225	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	27	62
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.21M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 43% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8452nd and 5954th ($523 vs $916) 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 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 8399th and 4857th 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	$3.07	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562