Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.1 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 73.7% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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