Monrovia vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$225	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	92
😀 Quality of life	27	86
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.75M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8452nd and 2624th ($523 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and Italy, respectively. Check Liberia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8399th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Rome

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	Monrovia	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201