Monrovia vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$225	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	27	83
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.86M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 67% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8452nd and 3022nd ($523 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and Poland, respectively. Check Liberia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 8399th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Warsaw

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	Monrovia	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385