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Monrovia vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 89.1% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 25.0% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.0% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 65.7% more in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS70.67	$8.25 LRD1,519.63	+71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS108.24	$11.00 LRD2,026.17	+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS10.88	$1.88 LRD345.37	+152.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.27	$2.50 LRD460.49	+758.9%
Average			+258.1%

Accra vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Accra	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS22.33	$1.65 LRD304.56	+8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS50.76	$5.91 LRD1,087.76	+70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS165.93	$6.08 LRD1,120.52	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS33.53	$3.63 LRD668.26	+58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS31.94	$4.48 LRD824.55	+105.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS18.70	$0.74 LRD136.75	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS8.71	$2.58 LRD474.97	+334.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS11.96	$3.95 LRD728.24	+385.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS17.69	$3.18 LRD585.82	+163.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS17.77	$1.03 LRD189.70	-14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.13	$3.88 LRD713.76	+302.4%
Average			+120.7%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Accra	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS63.70	$4.03 LRD742.57	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS483.79	$20.00 LRD3,683.94	-39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS117,411.41	$5,069.87 LRD933,855.45	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS163.83	$12.69 LRD2,337.82	+13.7%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Accra	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS651.59	$93.25 LRD17,176.36	+110.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,204.28	$666.67 LRD122,798.00	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,646.00	$90.00 LRD16,577.73	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS582.44	$208.46 LRD38,397.17	+425.3%
Average			+130.4%

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

	Accra	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS836.78	$74.33 LRD13,691.50	+30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS112,358.80	$1,500.00 LRD276,295.51	-80.4%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS17.69	$2.50 LRD460.49	+107.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS40.39	$3.12 LRD575.62	+13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS23.02	$5.00 LRD920.99	+218.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS531.39	$76.25 LRD14,045.02	+110.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS136.95	$9.75 LRD1,795.88	+4.5%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 65.7% more for clothing

	Accra	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS218.31	$18.41 LRD3,391.51	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS295.02	$33.75 LRD6,216.65	+67.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS480.03	$56.25 LRD10,361.08	+72.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS507.30	$68.75 LRD12,663.54	+98.9%
Average			+65.7%

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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: January 2025

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