Jerusalem vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	86	27
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 364% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 911th and 8497th ($2483 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Liberia, respectively. Check Israel vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 410th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Monrovia

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	Jerusalem	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$3619

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537