Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 5.2 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 81.3% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 19.7 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
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