Dongguan vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$263	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	21
😀 Quality of life	72	27
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 24% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7341st and 8410th ($662 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 0.2 months in Monrovia. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 3389th and 8877th 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	$2.78	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$3157

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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