Ganzhou vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$352	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	21
😀 Quality of life	43	27
🏙️ Population	8.97M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 45% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6620th and 8452nd ($761 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6697th and 8399th 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	$2.96	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$2771

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507