Al Ain vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$388
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	21
😀 Quality of life	75	27
🏙️ Population	767K	1.02M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 252% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2271st and 8452nd ($1844 vs $523) 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 1000th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Monrovia

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	Al Ain	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$2771

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507