Monrovia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$230	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	21	56
😀 Quality of life	42	58
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.42M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 29% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8461st and 6712th ($528 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Liberia and Brazil, respectively. Check Liberia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6736th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Salvador

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	Monrovia	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610