Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 13.0% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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