Jerusalem vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	21
😀 Quality of life	87	27
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 357% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 950th and 8410th ($2447 vs $536) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 351st and 8877th 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	$24.3	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$3157

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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