Dakar vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$571	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	21
😀 Quality of life	49	27
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dakar is 128% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4661st and 8410th ($1221 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Liberia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6722nd and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Monrovia

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	Dakar	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	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	$1452	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$3157

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099

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