Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 56.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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