Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.2 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
IDR30,098.47
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.26
IDR52,068.14
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
IDR8,851.43
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,659.31
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
IDR18,285.67
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
IDR65,965.64
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
IDR80,838.78
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
IDR24,544.86
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
IDR23,186.44
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
IDR18,497.17
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IDR9,771.39
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,266.06
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
IDR8,787.62
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,958.73
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR14,854.44
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
IDR48,641.96
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.64
IDR169,878.52
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,932.07
IDR382,063,485.42
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
IDR62,932.21
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
IDR442,448.25
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.00
IDR3,975,149.15
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.92
IDR2,489,201.80
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR771,043.60
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.78
IDR1,784,435.21
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,305.88
IDR100,670,170.74
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
IDR41,285.71
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
IDR27,577.60
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,878.09
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
IDR402,290.75
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
IDR47,932.57
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.19
IDR657,533.29
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
IDR427,435.78
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.33
IDR1,026,986.86
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.42
IDR1,060,322.68
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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