Monrovia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$214	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	24	70
😀 Quality of life	28	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.01M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8583rd and 3485th ($518 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Liberia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8835th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Riyadh

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	Monrovia	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459