Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.5 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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