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Liberia vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 34.7% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 69.9% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.7% more for restaurants

	Chile	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	-8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$2.00 LRD353.80	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$2.00 LRD353.80	+72.3%
Average			+39.7%

Chile vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Chile	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$1.79 LRD316.87	+13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	+82.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$3.60 LRD636.84	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$5.38 LRD950.84	+93.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$0.74 LRD131.33	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$3.83 LRD678.12	+397.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$4.67 LRD825.53	+473.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$5.00 LRD884.50	+555.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$1.03 LRD182.19	+70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$4.83 LRD855.02	+614.6%
Average			+210.1%

Chile vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Chile	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$4.69 LRD830.25	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	-0.8%
Average			-19.2%

Chile vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.9% more for housing

	Chile	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+307.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9100	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6300	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-74.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9600	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	+2.3%
Average			+69.9%

Chile vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Chile	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7100	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	-60.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-83.4%
Average			-72.0%

Chile vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$3.00 LRD530.70	-1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$3.33 LRD589.67	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$5.00 LRD884.50	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9600	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	+85.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	+50.0%
Average			+29.7%

Chile vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Chile	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0400	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-58.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5000	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8000	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-10.4%
Average			-15.6%

Chile vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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