Monrovia vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$2129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	39
😀 Quality of life	27	76
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.44K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 70% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8497th and 2829th ($535 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Liberia and Malta, respectively. Check Liberia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 8899th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Valletta

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	Monrovia	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$12962

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388