Monrovia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$228	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	21	73
😀 Quality of life	27	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.01M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8410th and 3418th ($536 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8877th and 759th 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	$3.24	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463