Monrovia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$228	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	21	82
😀 Quality of life	27	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.65M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 45% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8410th and 5813th ($536 vs $971) 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 8877th and 3397th 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	$3.24	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$10534

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566