Monrovia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$228	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	21	56
😀 Quality of life	27	44
🏙️ Population	1.02M	43.9K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 50% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8410th and 5084th ($536 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and the Palestine, respectively. Check Liberia vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 8877th and 7218th 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	$3.24	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$4130

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850