Monrovia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$228	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	53
😀 Quality of life	27	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.78M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 14% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8410th and 7641st ($536 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in Liberia and China, respectively. Check Liberia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8877th and 4086th 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	$3.24	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$9321

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941