Monrovia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	99
😀 Quality of life	27	98
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.45M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8497th and 348th ($535 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Australia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8899th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Sydney

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	Monrovia	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$21946

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864