Monrovia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$225	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	21	19
😀 Quality of life	27	38
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.01M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 18% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8452nd and 7314th ($523 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8399th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Zhumadian

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	Monrovia	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$8598

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504