Jerusalem vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$123
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	86	28
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 414% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 638th and 8583rd ($2663 vs $518) 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 407th and 8835th 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	$24.9	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$4006

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545