Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Monrovia, Liberia

Monrovia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 91.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 91.9% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Monrovia

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Monrovia are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Monrovia. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.44	$8.25 LRD1,646.59	+97.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.59	$11.00 LRD2,195.45	+97.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.62	$1.88 LRD374.22	+278.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$2.50 LRD498.97	+708.7%
Average			+295.5%

Beijing vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.46	$1.65 LRD330.01	+15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.28	$5.91 LRD1,178.64	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.28	$6.08 LRD1,214.13	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.67	$3.63 LRD724.10	+108.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.16	$4.48 LRD893.44	+192.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.69	$0.74 LRD148.17	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.19	$2.58 LRD514.65	+262.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.47	$3.95 LRD789.08	+345.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$3.18 LRD634.76	+445.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.69	$1.03 LRD205.55	+179.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.43	$3.88 LRD773.40	+722.7%
Average			+201.7%

Beijing vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.79	$4.03 LRD804.62	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.53	$20.00 LRD3,991.73	-40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,204.10	$5,069.87 LRD1,011,877.15	-75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.48	$12.69 LRD2,533.14	+176.4%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.87	$93.25 LRD18,611.40	+602.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,780.86	$666.67 LRD133,057.52	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,590.99	$90.00 LRD17,962.77	-81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.57	$208.46 LRD41,605.17	+395.9%
Average			+222.0%

Beijing vs. Monrovia - Cost of housing

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pay 91.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,567.55	$74.33 LRD14,835.39	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,086.28	$1,500.00 LRD299,379.43	-93.5%
Average			-91.9%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.12	$2.50 LRD498.97	+124.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.27	$3.12 LRD623.71	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.37	$5.00 LRD997.93	+43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.32	$76.25 LRD15,218.45	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.88	$9.75 LRD1,945.92	+16.8%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥456.89	$18.41 LRD3,674.87	-70.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥252.94	$33.75 LRD6,736.04	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.56	$56.25 LRD11,226.73	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥784.91	$68.75 LRD13,721.56	-36.1%
Average			-35.5%

Beijing vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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