Monrovia vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	21	92
😀 Quality of life	27	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	548K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 79% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8410th and 749th ($536 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Liberia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Liberia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8877th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs The Hague

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	Monrovia	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$12471

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696