Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.3 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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