Damascus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$291	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	21
😀 Quality of life	34	27
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.02M

The cost of living in Damascus is 22% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7300th and 8452nd ($638 vs $523) 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 7688th and 8399th 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	$5.01	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$2771

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

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