Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 9.8% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Gabon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
|
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