Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 94.0% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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