Monrovia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$230	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	28
😀 Quality of life	42	50
🏙️ Population	1.02M	431K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 37% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8461st and 6296th ($528 vs $840) 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6736th and 6223rd 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	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$5452

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822