Mecca vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$371	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	21
😀 Quality of life	54	27
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mecca is 87% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5632nd and 8452nd ($979 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Liberia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5982nd and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Monrovia

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	Mecca	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$2771

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

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