Monrovia vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$225	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	21	43
😀 Quality of life	27	63
🏙️ Population	1.02M	423K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 32% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8452nd and 6556th ($523 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Liberia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8399th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Skopje

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	Monrovia	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$4225

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117