Monrovia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$213
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
29
78
🏙️ Population
1.02M
24.9M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8495th and 4461st ($501 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8457th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Shanghai

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Monrovia Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.18%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1451
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.4
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2816
$28143

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$470
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$689
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$689
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$468
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$469
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$977
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$972
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$469
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$751
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$971
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$989
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1024
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$975
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$897
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$968
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$888
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$923
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$976
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$472
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$916
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$892
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1114
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$518
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$778
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$479
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$874
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$799
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$471
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1049
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$471
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$470
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$471
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$556
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$459
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740