Monrovia vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$214	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$5217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	86
😀 Quality of life	28	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.39M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8583rd and 52nd ($518 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 8835th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$22295

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826