Monrovia vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$225	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	21	19
😀 Quality of life	27	38
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.71M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 17% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8452nd and 7346th ($523 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th in Liberia and China, respectively. Check Liberia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 8399th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Nanyang

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	Monrovia	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$12899

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479