Monrovia vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monrovia	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$213	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	20
😀 Quality of life	29	43
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.49M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 30% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8495th and 6691st ($501 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 Shangrao. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 8457th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Shangrao

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	Monrovia	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.4	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2816	$20642

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696