Jacksonville vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	21
😀 Quality of life	87	27
🏙️ Population	950K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 352% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1022nd and 8452nd ($2364 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 1st in the United States and Liberia, respectively. Check the United States vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 293rd and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$2771

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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