Monrovia vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$230	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	21	23
😀 Quality of life	42	57
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.37M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 36% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8461st and 6364th ($528 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Liberia and Turkey, respectively. Check Liberia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 6736th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Samsun

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	Monrovia	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$11214

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607