Monrovia vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$228	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	11
😀 Quality of life	27	22
🏙️ Population	1.02M	340K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 49% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 8410th and 5168th ($536 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Liberia and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Liberia vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 8877th and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Yamoussoukro

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	Monrovia	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$3247

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703