Monrovia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	75
😀 Quality of life	42	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	459K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 76% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8461st and 1277th ($528 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in Liberia and the United States, respectively. Check Liberia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6736th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701