Monrovia vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$225	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	48
😀 Quality of life	27	31
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.81M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 42% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 8452nd and 5997th ($523 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Liberia and Sudan, respectively. Check Liberia vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 8399th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Omdurman

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	Monrovia	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482