Monrovia vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$228	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	86
😀 Quality of life	27	93
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.39M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8410th and 43rd ($536 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 26th in the United States, while ranked 8877th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$28967

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782