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Liberia vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 3.2% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 42.8% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 75.6% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$2.00 LRD355.25	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$2.00 LRD355.25	+6.9%
Average			-6.0%

Djibouti vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Djibouti	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.79 LRD318.17	-80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$3.60 LRD639.45	-47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$5.38 LRD954.74	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$0.74 LRD131.87	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$3.83 LRD680.90	+594.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$4.67 LRD828.92	+266.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$5.00 LRD888.13	+593.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.03 LRD182.93	+86.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$4.83 LRD858.52	+680.0%
Average			+182.6%

Djibouti vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.8% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$4.69 LRD833.65	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-73.4%
Average			-42.8%

Djibouti vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Djibouti	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	-78.6%
Average			-38.5%

Djibouti vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 75.6% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-89.8%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$3.00 LRD532.88	-46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$3.33 LRD592.08	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$5.00 LRD888.13	+84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+15.8%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Djibouti	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	+71.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-54.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	+22.5%
Average			-4.1%

Djibouti vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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