Monrovia vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$214	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	87
😀 Quality of life	28	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.01M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8583rd and 8th ($518 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8835th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs San Jose, United States

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	Monrovia	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273