Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 33.5% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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