Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 30.6% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Denmark
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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