Damascus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Damascus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$323	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$45	$123
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	24
😀 Quality of life	40	28
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.02M

The cost of living in Damascus is 36% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7245th and 8583rd ($706 vs $518) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7855th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Monrovia

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	Damascus	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.35%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1741	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.04	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1772	$4006

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545