Monrovia vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$225	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	21	24
😀 Quality of life	27	38
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.82M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 29% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8452nd and 6735th ($523 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 8399th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Shangqiu

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	Monrovia	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529