Monrovia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$228	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$119
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	21	25
😀 Quality of life	27	39
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.44M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 20% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8410th and 7283rd ($536 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Liberia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Liberia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8877th and 7830th 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	$3.24	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$1806

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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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778