Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 14.5% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 64.6% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 84.4% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.5% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+69.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$2.00 LRD341.50	+230.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$2.00 LRD341.50	+204.3%
Average			+100.9%

Ethiopia vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.79 LRD305.86	+50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$3.86 LRD658.77	+4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.60 LRD614.70	+103.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$5.38 LRD917.79	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.74 LRD126.76	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$3.83 LRD654.55	+1187.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$4.67 LRD796.84	+372.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$5.00 LRD853.76	+1522.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$1.00 LRD170.75	+354.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$4.83 LRD825.30	+891.2%
Average			+184.6%

Ethiopia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$4.69 LRD801.39	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	-5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+379.8%
Average			-5.9%

Ethiopia vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.6% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	-26.3%
Average			-64.6%

Ethiopia vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 84.4% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-96.7%
Average			-84.4%

Ethiopia vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$4.00 LRD683.00	+400.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.00 LRD512.25	+226.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$5.00 LRD853.76	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$5.00 LRD853.76	+33.3%
Average			+95.5%

Ethiopia vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+11.8%
Average			-27.9%

Ethiopia vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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