Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 46.8% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 89.3% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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