Jeddah vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$541	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	21
😀 Quality of life	79	27
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 116% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4809th and 8410th ($1155 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Liberia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 894th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Monrovia

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	Jeddah	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$3157

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541