Monrovia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monrovia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$213	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	29	98
🏙️ Population	1.02M	4.84M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8495th and 318th ($501 vs $2741) 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 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8457th and 3rd 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	$2.87	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.4	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2816	$17934

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816