Monrovia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$228	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	21	56
😀 Quality of life	27	62
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.42M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 32% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8410th and 6702nd ($536 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Liberia and Brazil, respectively. Check Liberia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 8877th and 5621st 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	$3.24	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699