Monrovia vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$223	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$1969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	39
😀 Quality of life	27	79
🏙️ Population	1.02M	767K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 64% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8497th and 4105th ($535 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Liberia and Croatia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 8899th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Zagreb

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	Monrovia	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961