Monrovia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	42	99
🏙️ Population	1.02M	4.84M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8461st and 312th ($528 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6736th and 4th 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	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$18951

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754