Damascus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$225
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$356
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
21
😀 Quality of life
36
29
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.02M

The cost of living in Damascus is 16% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8495th ($583 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Liberia, respectively. Check Syria vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7665th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$2816

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$470
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$689
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$689
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$468
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$469
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$977
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$972
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$469
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$751
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$971
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$989
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1024
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$975
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$897
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$968
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$888
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$923
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$976
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$472
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$916
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$892
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1114
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$518
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$778
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$479
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$874
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$799
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$471
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1049
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$471
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$470
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$471
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$556
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$459
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$486