Monrovia vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$228	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	1
😀 Quality of life	27	28
🏙️ Population	1.02M	65.5K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 49% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8410th and 5224th ($536 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 8877th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Sao Tome

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	Monrovia	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$4068

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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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598