Chongqing vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$180	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	21
😀 Quality of life	74	27
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 5% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8185th and 8410th ($561 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2237th and 8877th 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	$2.82	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$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	$0.96	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$3157

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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