Hengyang vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$246	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	21
😀 Quality of life	49	27
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 16% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7637th and 8410th ($622 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th 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 Hengyang compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6726th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Monrovia

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	Hengyang	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$3157

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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