Monrovia vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monrovia	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1909
🏠 One person rent	$230	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	21	49
😀 Quality of life	42	52
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.1M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 29% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8461st and 6718th ($528 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6736th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Yantai

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	Monrovia	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1594	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.5	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2993	$24056

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$663
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$656
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$674
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$649
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$655
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$645
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$657
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$618
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$681
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$761
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$640
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$608
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$536
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$501
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$558
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$605
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$579
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$748
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$667
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$578
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$610
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$869
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$526
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$581
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$677
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$602
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$608
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$700
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$668
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$627
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$588
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$684
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$742