Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.5 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Liberia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Liberia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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