International School of Monrovia
AmericanInternational
Fee not published
Confirmed on its own website
Cost of Living inMonrovia, Liberia
Montserrado County, Liberia1.5MCapitalLow incomeRemote-work friendly
Image credit: blk24ga
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Your money goes 2.16x further
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Liberia: $1,693/capita.
Income Category
Low
World Bank GNI
GDP per Capita
$1,693
PPP, International $
City Population
1.5M
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
1 confirmed school
2 more suggested by AI, not verified
- American1
Schools' websites are found with Wikidata and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), and each is checked on the school's own site.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Monrovia. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Monrovia is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Liberia.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
168 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 7 months ago
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and households still pay a large share themselves weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
MixedA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network and a clearly private facility base help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
49/100
2023
Physicians
0.18/1k
2022
Hospital beds
1.59/1k
2021
Out of pocket
63%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
62.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
628/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
32.9/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedA visible private hospital base help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Clinic: 125Pharmacy: 33Hospital: 10
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Liberia yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
Montserrado (Island Clinic) ETU
Hospital · Emergency
John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center
Hospital · Emergency
JF Kennedy Medical Center Hospital
Hospital · Emergency
SDA Cooper Memorial Hosptial
Hospital · Emergency
MSF Hospital
Hospital · Emergency
Social Organization Society
Hospital · Emergency
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-11-01
Safety & Governance
City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Monrovia yet. Showing Liberia national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.
Street Safety
Safety Index36/100
Crime Index64/100
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
Political Stability-0.20
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
2017 annual wages in Monrovia, Liberia · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
budget hotel
$119.41Survey-verified229% more
luxury hotel
$119.41Survey-verified75% cheaper
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
visa required
US passport holders need advance travel authorization or a visa before entry.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Monrovia compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.2x further in Monrovia than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
About Monrovia
Monrovia is the capital of Liberia, an Atlantic coastal city of about 1.54 million that serves as the country's political, financial, and port-and-shipping core. The economy leans on the port, rubber and iron-ore exports, and an outsized NGO and development-aid sector that drives much of the formal expatriate presence. Relocators should weigh a tropical climate with one of the wettest rainy seasons in West Africa (roughly May to October), infrastructure that remains weak after two civil wars and the 2014 Ebola crisis, and chronic power shortages that make private generators standard. English is the official language, security advisories from Western governments are moderate rather than extreme, and most international staff live in a few clustered neighborhoods like Mamba Point and Sinkor.
Tropical climate: hot, humid, rainy May-OctoberInternet: unreliable 3G/4G, invest in backup mobile hotspotSmall but growing expat community focused on NGO and development sectorsModerate walkability in central areas; taxis/motorbikes recommended for longer distancesExcellent street food and fresh seafood; limited upscale diningModest nightlife: beach bars and local clubs on weekendsMinimal coworking spaces; most work from hotels or co-living setupsSafety: generally safe in expat zones; avoid certain neighborhoods after dark
👑
See the full breakdown — free
20,748members624joined this month
or
No password needed. Takes ~30 seconds.