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Monrovia vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 77.0% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 19.5% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 28.9% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.6% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Monrovia

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Monrovia are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Monrovia. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	+244.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+137.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN957.79	$2.00 LRD355.25	+202.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN624.37	$2.00 LRD355.25	+363.6%
Average			+236.9%

Abuja vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Abuja	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	$1.79 LRD318.17	+55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+100.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	$3.60 LRD639.45	+148.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	$5.38 LRD954.74	+163.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	$0.74 LRD131.87	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN947.61	$3.83 LRD680.90	+485.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN806.37	$4.67 LRD828.92	+737.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	$5.00 LRD888.13	+421.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	$1.03 LRD182.93	-13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	$4.83 LRD858.52	+389.3%
Average			+219.5%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Abuja	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	$4.69 LRD833.65	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,552.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	+36.7%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 19.5% more for housing

	Abuja	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+102.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+140.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

	Abuja	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-54.5%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	$3.00 LRD532.88	+185.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	$3.33 LRD592.08	+45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	$5.00 LRD888.13	+150.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+70.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+16.7%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Abuja	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-19.7%
Average			-14.8%

Abuja vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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