Monrovia vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$225	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	37
😀 Quality of life	27	73
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.44K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 67% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8452nd and 3109th ($523 vs $1583) 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 0.7 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 8399th and 1378th 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	$3.07	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$8456

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348