Abidjan vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$512	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	21
😀 Quality of life	39	29
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 122% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4683rd and 8495th ($1114 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Liberia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7263rd and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Monrovia

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	Abidjan	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$2816

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486