Monrovia vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$225	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	60
😀 Quality of life	27	53
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.4M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 26% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8452nd and 6849th ($523 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 8399th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Ningbo

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	Monrovia	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522