Monrovia vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$228	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	81
😀 Quality of life	27	100
🏙️ Population	1.02M	449K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8410th and 23rd ($536 vs $3691) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8877th and 2nd 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	$3.24	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$22875

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041