Monrovia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monrovia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$213
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
78
😀 Quality of life
29
67
🏙️ Population
1.02M
12.6M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 0.9% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8495th and 8471st ($501 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8457th and 3944th 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
$2.87
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.18%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1451
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.4
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2816
$4818

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$470
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$689
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$689
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$468
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$469
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$977
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$972
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$469
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$751
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$971
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$989
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1024
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$975
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$897
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$968
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$888
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$923
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$976
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$472
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$916
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$892
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1114
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$518
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$778
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$479
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$874
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$799
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$471
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1049
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$471
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$470
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$471
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$556
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$459
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617