Jeddah vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$512	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	21
😀 Quality of life	76	27
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 119% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4650th and 8452nd ($1146 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Monrovia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 860th and 8399th 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	$6.67	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$2771

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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