Monrovia vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$225	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	70
😀 Quality of life	27	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.4M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 50% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8452nd and 5261st ($523 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Liberia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8399th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Sofia

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	Monrovia	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.48
🥤 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	$217	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633