Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 16.3% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
Liberia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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