Monrovia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$225	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	65
😀 Quality of life	27	83
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.25M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8452nd and 3460th ($523 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8399th and 412th 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	$3.07	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536