Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.9 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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