Monrovia vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$228	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	20
😀 Quality of life	27	46
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.44M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 18% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8410th and 7433rd ($536 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 8877th and 6933rd 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	$3.24	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620