Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 32.3% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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