Chongqing vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$226	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	21
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 25% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7185th and 8461st ($662 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 1966th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Monrovia

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	Chongqing	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$2993

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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