Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 2.2 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 88.8% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 97.7% more in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Liberia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Liberia are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Liberia.

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Liberia vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.70	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+190.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN466.83	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+124.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.50	$2.00 LRD341.50	+300.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.20	$2.00 LRD341.50	+1005.3%
Average			+212.8%

Bhutan vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Bhutan	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.96	$1.79 LRD305.86	+67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.54	$3.86 LRD658.77	+105.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN288.32	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+164.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.87	$3.60 LRD614.70	+91.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.51	$5.38 LRD917.79	+199.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN109.22	$0.74 LRD126.76	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.75	$3.83 LRD654.55	+454.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN69.10	$4.67 LRD796.84	+541.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.76	$5.00 LRD853.76	+1396.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.52	$1.00 LRD170.75	+287.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.53	$4.83 LRD825.30	+1455.6%
Average			+253.5%

Bhutan vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.82	$4.69 LRD801.39	+68.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN491.40	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+286.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+28.3%
Average			+82.5%

Bhutan vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 88.8% more for housing

	Bhutan	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+644.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	+96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	+10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+347.5%
Average			+88.8%

Bhutan vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 97.7% more for childcare

	Bhutan	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	+122.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	$1,000.00 LRD171K	+75.8%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.70	$4.00 LRD683.00	+54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN121.21	$3.00 LRD512.25	+135.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN368.55	$5.00 LRD853.76	+29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.84	$5.00 LRD853.76	+61.2%
Average			+61.1%

Bhutan vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Bhutan	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	+30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+562.7%
Average			+37.1%

Bhutan vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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