Monrovia vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$974
🏠 One person rent
$223
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
40
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
1.02M
5.94M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 23% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8497th and 7286th ($535 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and India, respectively. Check Liberia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 8899th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Surat

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Monrovia Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.67
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3619
$929

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$503
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$1257
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1257
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$502
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$501
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$1004
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$999
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$502
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1323
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$993
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$1016
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1058
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$1001
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1079
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$990
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1092
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1124
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1097
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$507
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1063
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1066
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1198
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$583
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$852
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$515
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1075
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$878
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$508
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1127
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$507
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$508
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$508
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$605
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$664
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319