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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monrovia	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$213	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	87
😀 Quality of life	29	92
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.01M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8495th and 22nd ($501 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 8457th and 69th 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	$2.87	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.4	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2816	$15889

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123