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Liberia vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 21.5% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% less in Liberia
Groceries: pay 93.6% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 38.9% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 92.3% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Liberia
Clothing: pay 45.9% less in Liberia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Liberia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Liberia.

Liberia vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 18.2% less for restaurants

	Australia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$2.00 LRD355.25	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$2.00 LRD355.25	-6.7%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 93.6% more for groceries

	Australia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$1.79 LRD318.17	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$3.60 LRD639.45	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$5.38 LRD954.74	+38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$0.74 LRD131.87	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$3.83 LRD680.90	+202.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$4.67 LRD828.92	+254.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$5.00 LRD888.13	+159.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$1.03 LRD182.93	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$4.83 LRD858.52	+395.8%
Average			+93.6%

Australia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.9% less for transportation

	Australia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$4.69 LRD833.65	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-76.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-28.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Australia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-90.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	-36.2%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 92.3% less for childcare

	Australia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-91.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-93.5%
Average			-92.3%

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$3.00 LRD532.88	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$3.33 LRD592.08	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$5.00 LRD888.13	-82.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	-25.6%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 45.9% less for clothing

	Australia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-36.3%
Average			-45.9%

Australia vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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