Monrovia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$228	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	91
😀 Quality of life	27	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.26M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 52% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8410th and 4939th ($536 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Chile, respectively. Check Liberia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8877th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Santiago

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	Monrovia	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827