Monrovia vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$230	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	20
😀 Quality of life	42	46
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.29M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 7% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8461st and 8700th ($528 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Libya, respectively. Check Liberia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6736th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Tripoli

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	Monrovia	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$1179

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160