Monrovia vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	80
😀 Quality of life	42	92
🏙️ Population	1.02M	737K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 82% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8461st and 206th ($528 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Liberia and the United States, respectively. Check Liberia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6736th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Seattle

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	Monrovia	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$28179

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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	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263