Monrovia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	27	100
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.45M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8410th and 649th ($536 vs $2640) 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 8877th 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	$3.24	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$19140

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710