Monrovia vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$228	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	21	24
😀 Quality of life	27	44
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.82M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 10% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8410th and 7835th ($536 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 8877th and 7180th 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	$3.24	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517