Monrovia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$223	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	30
😀 Quality of life	27	55
🏙️ Population	1.02M	431K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 48% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8497th and 5494th ($535 vs $1023) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8899th and 6345th 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	$3.34	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$5907

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892