Monrovia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$228	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$940
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	89
😀 Quality of life	27	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.9M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 17% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8410th and 7452nd ($536 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8877th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Tianjin

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	Monrovia	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.84
🥤 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	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573