Monrovia vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$228	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	20
😀 Quality of life	27	49
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.29M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 18% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8410th and 8852nd ($536 vs $455) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8877th and 6694th 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	$3.24	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$919

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161