Monrovia vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$228	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	21
😀 Quality of life	27	23
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.45M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 44% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8410th and 5884th ($536 vs $961) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8877th and 9002nd 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	$3.24	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$17372

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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

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057