Jerusalem vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	21
😀 Quality of life	84	42
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 286% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1770th and 8461st ($2037 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.7 months in Monrovia. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 358th and 6736th 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	$20.4	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$2993

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520