Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.3 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Abuja
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Abuja
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Abuja
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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