Monrovia vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$529	$818
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$1936
🏠 One person rent	$231	$382
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	46
😀 Quality of life	42	59
🏙️ Population	1.02M	276K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 35% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8450th and 6371st ($529 vs $818) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Liberia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6737th and 5403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Sarajevo

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	Monrovia	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$8.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.4	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2996	$3130

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1149
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1149
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$494
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$975
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1209
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$970
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$993
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1035
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1036
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$973
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1036
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1018
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1072
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1049
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$498
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1013
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1013
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1163
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$865
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1012
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$504
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1019
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$884
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$496
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$496
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$769
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1058
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$497
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$545
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$549
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$591
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$693
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$706
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$660
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1075
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1254
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1163
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$811
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$698
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1149
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1295
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1047
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$893
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1241
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1034
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1284
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1183
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$693
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1054
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$889
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1041
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1199
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1098
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1056
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$520
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$852
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1263
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$998
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$662
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$798