Monrovia vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$228	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	21	24
😀 Quality of life	27	45
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.56M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 11% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8410th and 7790th ($536 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8877th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Shaoyang

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	Monrovia	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599