Chongqing vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$292	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	21
😀 Quality of life	72	29
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 42% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8495th ($712 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2233rd and 8457th 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	$3.98	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$2816

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

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