Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 94.0% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS7,003.64
|
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS5,257.53
|
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,111.73
|
$1.70
LRD340.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS867.00
|
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,231.20
|
$1.56
LRD312.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,240.87
|
$5.91
LRD1,181.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,340.87
|
$5.71
LRD1,142.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,501.12
|
$3.93
LRD787.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,948.27
|
$4.09
LRD818.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS741.91
|
$0.95
LRD190.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS665.56
|
$3.33
LRD665.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS528.38
|
$4.27
LRD854.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS622.83
|
$4.18
LRD836.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS342.71
|
$1.03
LRD206.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS342.56
|
$4.00
LRD800.08
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,340.74
|
$4.22
LRD843.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS17,824.46
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS23,418,166.21
|
$5,069.87
LRD1,014,070.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS8,068.72
|
$12.69
LRD2,538.63
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS18,147.55
|
$93.25
LRD18,651.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS244,194.57
|
$666.67
LRD133,345.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS183,442.39
|
$90.00
LRD18,001.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS34,897.91
|
$208.46
LRD41,695.36
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS139,075.19
|
$74.33
LRD14,867.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,826,747.27
|
$1,500.00
LRD300,028.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,720.84
|
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,770.75
|
$3.12
LRD625.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,842.37
|
$5.00
LRD1,000.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS18,851.98
|
$76.25
LRD15,251.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS4,165.96
|
$9.75
LRD1,950.14
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS57,472.79
|
$18.41
LRD3,682.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS52,287.35
|
$33.75
LRD6,750.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS102,442.83
|
$56.25
LRD11,251.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS88,181.32
|
$68.75
LRD13,751.30
|
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