Cost of living comparison
compared to
Liberia vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary
Liberia is 48.4% cheaper than Haiti overall.
Liberia vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Liberia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.50
LRD1,280.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$11.00
LRD1,878.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.00
LRD341.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.00
LRD341.50
|
Haiti vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants
pay 53.7% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
$1.79
LRD305.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
$3.86
LRD658.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
$8.01
LRD1,367.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
$3.60
LRD614.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
$5.38
LRD917.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
$0.74
LRD126.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
$3.83
LRD654.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
$4.67
LRD796.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
$5.00
LRD853.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
$1.00
LRD170.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
$4.83
LRD825.30
|
|
Haiti vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries
pay 30.8% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
$4.69
LRD801.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
$20.00
LRD3,415.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,000.00
LRD3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
$16.91
LRD2,887.90
|
|
Haiti vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation
pay 82.9% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$180.00
LRD30,735.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.78
HTG119K
|
$250.00
LRD42,687.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.79
HTG117K
|
$95.00
LRD16,221.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$115.47
LRD19,716.75
|
|
Haiti vs. Liberia - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
LRD17,075.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,000.00
LRD171K
|
Haiti vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.00
LRD683.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.00
LRD512.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
$5.00
LRD853.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.50
LRD10,671.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
$5.00
LRD853.76
|
|
Haiti vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 56.7% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$25.00
LRD4,268.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
$32.50
LRD5,549.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$55.00
LRD9,391.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.50
LRD15,794.49
|
|
Haiti vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
Change currency:
Compare further: Haiti vs. Liberia
Salary Calculator · Free tool
What salary would you need in Liberia?
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 23 statistics
Be 80.7% less likely to be unemployed in Liberia
→
Size Comparison · See true size
Haiti is about 4 times smaller than Liberia.
→
Moving from Haiti to Liberia · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Help us improve these prices
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate.
Learn more
Ask the Elsewhere Community
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Liberia or Haiti. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.