Abidjan vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$548	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	21
😀 Quality of life	43	27
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 128% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4654th and 8410th ($1224 vs $536) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7383rd and 8877th 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	$3.07	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$3157

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

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