Monrovia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$230	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	53
😀 Quality of life	42	50
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.78M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 21% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8461st and 7155th ($528 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6736th and 6224th 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	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$22902

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014