Monrovia vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$213
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
40
😀 Quality of life
29
51
🏙️ Population
1.02M
5.94M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 38% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8495th and 6358th ($501 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and India, respectively. Check Liberia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8457th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Monrovia Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.18%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1451
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.4
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2816
$1785

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$470
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$689
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$689
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$468
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$469
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$977
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$972
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$469
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$751
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$971
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$989
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1024
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$975
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$897
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$968
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$888
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$923
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$976
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$472
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$916
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$892
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1114
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$518
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$778
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$479
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$874
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$799
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$471
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1049
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$471
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$470
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$471
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$556
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$459
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361