Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.1 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 73.7% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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