Monrovia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$228	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	100
😀 Quality of life	27	77
🏙️ Population	1.02M	24.9M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8410th and 4879th ($536 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8877th and 1383rd 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	$3.24	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753