Monrovia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$225	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	54
😀 Quality of life	27	66
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.78M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 19% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8452nd and 7256th ($523 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8399th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Quanzhou

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	Monrovia	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936