Asmara vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$224	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	21
😀 Quality of life	27	27
🏙️ Population	963K	1.02M

The cost of living in Asmara is 0.7% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8486th and 8452nd ($520 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Liberia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8455th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Monrovia

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	Asmara	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$2771

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

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