Beijing vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$605	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	78	29
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Beijing is 113% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4887th and 8495th ($1065 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 583rd and 8457th 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	$3.9	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$2816

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486