Asmara vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$227	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	21
😀 Quality of life	14	27
🏙️ Population	963K	1.02M

The cost of living in Asmara is 0.6% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8435th and 8410th ($533 vs $536) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9205th and 8877th 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	$3.14	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$3157

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

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