Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 2.2 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 10.5 times more in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Gambia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$2.00 LRD341.50	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$2.00 LRD341.50	+26.5%
Average			+13.4%

Gambia vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Gambia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.79 LRD305.86	+184.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$3.86 LRD658.77	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$3.60 LRD614.70	+86.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$5.38 LRD917.79	+338.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$0.74 LRD126.76	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$3.83 LRD654.55	+582.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$4.67 LRD796.84	+471.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$5.00 LRD853.76	+715.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$1.00 LRD170.75	+144.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$4.83 LRD825.30	+1000.3%
Average			+216.5%

Gambia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$4.69 LRD801.39	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+205.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+659.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.91 LRD2,887.90
Average			+185.1%

Gambia vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Gambia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+299.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	+143.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	+17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+396.6%
Average			+107.4%

Gambia vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	+1380.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$1,000.00 LRD171K	+640.0%
Average			+946.5%

Gambia vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$4.00 LRD683.00	-28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$3.00 LRD512.25	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$5.00 LRD853.76	+196.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+164.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$5.00 LRD853.76	+48.0%
Average			+40.6%

Gambia vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Gambia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+6.3%
Average			-33.8%

Gambia vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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