Monrovia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monrovia	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$213	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	89
😀 Quality of life	29	98
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.87M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8495th and 133rd ($501 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Singapore, respectively. Check Liberia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8457th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Singapore City

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	Monrovia	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.4	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2816	$26424

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544