Monrovia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$225	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	21	25
😀 Quality of life	27	24
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.44M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 30% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8452nd and 6685th ($523 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Liberia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Liberia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8399th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Yaounde

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	Monrovia	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$1631

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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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779