Monrovia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$230	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	21	30
😀 Quality of life	42	36
🏙️ Population	1.02M	159K

The cost of living in Monrovia is 37% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8461st and 6315th ($528 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Liberia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Liberia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 6736th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monrovia	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$3052

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495