Monrovia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$223	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	24	85
😀 Quality of life	27	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.65M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 50% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8497th and 5142nd ($535 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Liberia and Russia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8899th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Saint Petersburg

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	Monrovia	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$12085

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606