Monrovia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$214	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	24	57
😀 Quality of life	28	28
🏙️ Population	1.02M	43.9K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 57% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8583rd and 4742nd ($518 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and Palestine, respectively. Check Liberia vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 8835th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Ramallah

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	Monrovia	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$4139

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845