Monrovia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$228	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	27	69
🏙️ Population	1.02M	11.5M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 49% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8410th and 5192nd ($536 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Brazil, respectively. Check Liberia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8877th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Sao Paulo

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	Monrovia	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666