Ganzhou vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$484	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	26	21
😀 Quality of life	46	27
🏙️ Population	8.97M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 67% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6243rd and 8410th ($897 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6997th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Monrovia

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	Ganzhou	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$3157

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878

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