Monrovia vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$214	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	40
😀 Quality of life	28	61
🏙️ Population	1.02M	573K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 35% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8583rd and 6779th ($518 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Liberia and Morocco, respectively. Check Liberia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 8835th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Rabat

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	Monrovia	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$7214

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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	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705