Cost of living comparison
India is 36.5% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in India instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$2.48
₹206.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.39
₹32.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.17
₹14.23
|
|
pay 71.8% less for groceries
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$2.56
₹213.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$2.56
₹212.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$1.36
₹113.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.85
₹71.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.31
₹25.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.47
₹39.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.23
₹19.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.16
₹13.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.17
₹14.37
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.69
₹390.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$2.97
₹247.46
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.84
₹153.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.59
₹132.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$3.38
₹281.43
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
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