Beijing vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$589	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	73	27
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Beijing is 92% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5355th and 8410th ($1029 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2546th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Monrovia

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	Beijing	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$3157

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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