Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.4% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Liberia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 83.9% more for housing
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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