Monrovia vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$223
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
24
58
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
1.02M
10.6M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 9% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8497th and 8757th ($535 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 8899th and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Shijiazhuang

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Monrovia Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.67
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3619
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$503
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1257
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1257
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$502
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$501
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$1004
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$999
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$502
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1323
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$993
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$1016
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1058
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$1001
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1079
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$990
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1092
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1124
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1097
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$507
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1063
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1066
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1198
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$583
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$852
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$515
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1075
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$878
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$508
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1127
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$507
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$508
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$508
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$605
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$664
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$537

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716