Monrovia vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	81
😀 Quality of life	27	92
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.43M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 74% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8410th and 1930th ($536 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st in Liberia and the United States, respectively. Check Liberia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 8877th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs San Antonio

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	Monrovia	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154