Monrovia vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	80
😀 Quality of life	27	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	737K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 83% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8452nd and 158th ($523 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 8399th and 98th 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	$3.07	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$29407

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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	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093