Chengdu vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$251	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$395
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	21
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 25% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7209th and 8461st ($660 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 1933rd and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Monrovia

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	Chengdu	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$2993

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520