Monrovia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$214	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	96
😀 Quality of life	28	75
🏙️ Population	1.02M	11.5M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 54% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8583rd and 4918th ($518 vs $1126) 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 8835th and 1670th 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	$3.16	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720