Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 88.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$1.50
$289.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$2.67
$515.47
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$4.48
$865.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$0.91
$175.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$1.25
$242.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$1.81
$350.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$2.36
$456.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$1.04
$201.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$1.82
$351.33
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$3.94
$760.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$2.50
$483.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$3.67
$708.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
|
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