Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 22.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Liberia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Liberia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Liberia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Liberia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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