Hong Kong vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	89	29
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 421% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 503rd and 8495th ($2614 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Liberia, respectively. Check China vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 168th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Monrovia

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	Hong Kong	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$2816

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486