Damascus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Damascus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$315	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$505	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$47.6	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	21
😀 Quality of life	39	27
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.02M

The cost of living in Damascus is 25% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7287th and 8410th ($671 vs $536) 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 7834th and 8877th 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	$7.99	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.62%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.86	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.2	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.82	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.78	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1711	$3157

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$930
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1028
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$822
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1261
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1847
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$647
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1808
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$787
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$753
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1630
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1798
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1775
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1850
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1633
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1817
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$402
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1757
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$748
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1840
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$548
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$915
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1786
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1009
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2108

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