Monrovia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$223
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
68
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
1.02M
12.6M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 5% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8497th and 8643rd ($535 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 8899th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Zhengzhou

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Monrovia Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.67
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3619
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556