Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 21.8% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Canada
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Canada
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Canada
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Canada
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Canada
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
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