Monrovia vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	27	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	985K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 74% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8452nd and 1732nd ($523 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Sweden, respectively. Check Liberia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8399th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Stockholm

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	Monrovia	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331