Monrovia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$225	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	21	56
😀 Quality of life	27	51
🏙️ Population	1.02M	39K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 47% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8452nd and 5524th ($523 vs $996) 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 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8399th and 6159th 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	$3.07	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$4230

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511