Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 23.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Liberia instead of France, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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