Monrovia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$223
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
1.02M
12.7M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 32% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8497th and 6833rd ($535 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8899th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Suzhou

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Monrovia Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.67
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3619
$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623