Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.7 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Liberia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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