Monrovia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$230	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	21	62
😀 Quality of life	42	39
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.27M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 46% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8461st and 5883rd ($528 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Liberia and South Africa, respectively. Check Liberia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 6736th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Soweto

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	Monrovia	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$4830

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045