Ankara vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$570	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	75	27
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ankara is 109% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4905th and 8410th ($1118 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Liberia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2097th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Monrovia

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	Ankara	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$3157

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

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