Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 33.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Liberia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 91.7% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Liberia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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