Monrovia vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$225	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	20
😀 Quality of life	27	41
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.44M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 22% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8452nd and 7052nd ($523 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 8399th and 6873rd 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	$3.07	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621