Monrovia vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$225	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	21	43
😀 Quality of life	27	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.42M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 52% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8452nd and 4892nd ($523 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Oman, respectively. Check Liberia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8399th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Muscat

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	Monrovia	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$10296

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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

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551