Monrovia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monrovia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$223	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	19
😀 Quality of life	27	41
🏙️ Population	1.02M	159K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 45% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8497th and 5816th ($535 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Liberia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Liberia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 8899th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Praia

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	Monrovia	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.61%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.67	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.73	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3619	$3260

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507