Ibadan vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1276
🏠 One person rent
$421
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
21
😀 Quality of life
37
27
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.02M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 40% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6862nd and 8410th ($752 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Nigeria and Liberia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8155th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.02
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.95%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.66
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.66
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.13
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1891
$3157

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Distance City Cost of living
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$664
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652

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