Dhaka vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$152	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$101
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	24
😀 Quality of life	57	27
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 10% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8803rd and 8497th ($481 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Liberia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6218th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Monrovia

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	Dhaka	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$3619

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537