Monrovia vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$230	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	81
😀 Quality of life	42	98
🏙️ Population	1.02M	447K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8461st and 41st ($528 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Liberia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Liberia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 2 months in Zurich. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6736th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Zurich

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	Monrovia	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843