Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 78.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,319
|
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,138
|
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA720
|
$1.70
LRD340.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA315
|
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA421
|
$1.56
LRD312.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,459
|
$5.91
LRD1,181.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,649
|
$5.71
LRD1,142.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,127
|
$3.93
LRD787.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,455
|
$4.09
LRD818.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA973
|
$0.95
LRD190.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA390
|
$3.33
LRD665.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA388
|
$4.27
LRD854.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA316
|
$4.18
LRD836.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA421
|
$1.03
LRD206.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA343
|
$4.00
LRD800.08
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,579
|
$4.22
LRD843.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,141
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,521,973
|
$5,069.87
LRD1,014,070.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,711
|
$12.69
LRD2,538.63
|
|
pay 59.6% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA43,344
|
$93.25
LRD18,651.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA169,325
|
$666.67
LRD133,345.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA115,488
|
$90.00
LRD18,001.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA53,007
|
$208.46
LRD41,695.36
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA125,373
|
$74.33
LRD14,867.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,104,509
|
$1,500.00
LRD300,028.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA754
|
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA768
|
$3.12
LRD625.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,172
|
$5.00
LRD1,000.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA12,821
|
$76.25
LRD15,251.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,154
|
$9.75
LRD1,950.14
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,391
|
$18.41
LRD3,682.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA29,529
|
$33.75
LRD6,750.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA55,009
|
$56.25
LRD11,251.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA60,591
|
$68.75
LRD13,751.30
|
|
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