Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 2.4 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 5.8 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 94.3% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Liberia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Liberia are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Liberia.

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Liberia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+113.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+155.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$2.00 LRD341.50	+504.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$2.00 LRD341.50	+1160.7%
Average			+201.2%

Egypt vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$1.79 LRD305.86	+201.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$3.86 LRD658.77	+119.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+152.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$3.60 LRD614.70	+174.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$5.38 LRD917.79	+189.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$0.74 LRD126.76	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$3.83 LRD654.55	+1156.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$4.67 LRD796.84	+2039.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$5.00 LRD853.76	+2931.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$1.00 LRD170.75	+582.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$4.83 LRD825.30	+2966.1%
Average			+481.1%

Egypt vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Egypt	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$4.69 LRD801.39	+190.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+149.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+480.1%
Average			+89.9%

Egypt vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.3% more for housing

	Egypt	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+1219.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	+75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+745.4%
Average			+94.3%

Egypt vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Egypt	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	+40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-39.4%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$4.00 LRD683.00	+162.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$3.00 LRD512.25	+122.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$5.00 LRD853.76	+171.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+215.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$5.00 LRD853.76	+63.7%
Average			+137.0%

Egypt vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Egypt	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-51.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+101.6%
Average			+1.9%

Egypt vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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