Monrovia vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$225	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	22
😀 Quality of life	27	21
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.45M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 40% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8452nd and 6195th ($523 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Liberia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Liberia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8399th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Ouagadougou

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	Monrovia	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$15761

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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	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882