Dongguan vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$257	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	21
😀 Quality of life	69	42
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 28% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7055th and 8461st ($678 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 3115th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Monrovia

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	Dongguan	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$2993

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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