Abu Dhabi vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	24
😀 Quality of life	85	27
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 287% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1859th and 8497th ($2070 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Liberia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 447th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Monrovia

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	Abu Dhabi	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$3619

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

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