Monrovia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$223
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
66
😀 Quality of life
27
87
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.25M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8497th and 4144th ($535 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Liberia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Liberia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8899th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Sharjah

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Monrovia Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.67
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3619
$7922

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$503
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1257
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1257
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$502
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$501
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$1004
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$999
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$502
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1323
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$993
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$1016
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1058
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$1001
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1079
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$990
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1092
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1124
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1097
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$507
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1063
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1066
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1198
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$583
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$852
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$515
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1075
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$878
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$508
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1127
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$507
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$508
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$508
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$605
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$664
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492