Monrovia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$225	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	29
😀 Quality of life	27	51
🏙️ Population	1.02M	431K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 39% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8452nd and 6224th ($523 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Namibia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8399th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Windhoek

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	Monrovia	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785