Monrovia vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	664K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 76% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8461st and 1336th ($528 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Liberia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Liberia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6736th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Rotterdam

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	Monrovia	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592