Monrovia vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$230	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	92
😀 Quality of life	42	86
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.75M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8461st and 2722nd ($528 vs $1750) 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 6736th and 294th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262