Monrovia vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$214	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$123	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	24	14
😀 Quality of life	28	45
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.45M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 21% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8583rd and 7596th ($518 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Liberia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8835th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Nouakchott

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	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.02	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$6774

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653