Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 17.1% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 95.7% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 62.9% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 28.7% more in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.2% more for restaurants

	Benin	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+46.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.39 F CFA5,481	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 F CFA598	$2.00 LRD341.50	+95.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 F CFA532	$2.00 LRD341.50	+119.7%
Average			+45.2%

Benin vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.7% more for groceries

	Benin	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 F CFA710	$1.79 LRD305.86	+47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 F CFA2,741	$3.86 LRD658.77	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 F CFA6,665	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 F CFA1,595	$3.60 LRD614.70	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 F CFA1,424	$5.38 LRD917.79	+120.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 F CFA1,086	$0.74 LRD126.76	-60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 F CFA482	$3.83 LRD654.55	+364.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA347	$4.67 LRD796.84	+686.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA701	$5.00 LRD853.76	+316.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 F CFA339	$1.00 LRD170.75	+72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$4.83 LRD825.30	+524.2%
Average			+95.7%

Benin vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Benin	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 F CFA2,689	$4.69 LRD801.39	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,415.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,000.00 LRD3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.29 F CFA7,176	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+37.6%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Benin	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+272.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.24 F CFA105K	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.43 F CFA97,169	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.13 F CFA66,049	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+2.1%
Average			-2.2%

Benin vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 62.9% less for childcare

	Benin	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.87 F CFA76,406	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,547.83 F CFA3M	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-82.0%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 F CFA498	$4.00 LRD683.00	+368.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$3.00 LRD512.25	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.41 F CFA1,993	$5.00 LRD853.76	+46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$5.00 LRD853.76	-41.4%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 28.7% more for clothing

	Benin	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 F CFA14,949	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.50 LRD5,549.42
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	+61.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.28 F CFA39,864	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+35.5%
Average			+28.7%

Benin vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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