Abu Dhabi vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	85	27
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 263% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2187th and 8410th ($1942 vs $536) 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 1.6 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 443rd and 8877th 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	$10.9	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$3157

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

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