Monrovia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	74
😀 Quality of life	28	88
🏙️ Population	1.02M	459K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 79% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8583rd and 978th ($518 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 8835th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$16143

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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	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769