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Liberia vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 10.2% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 82.7% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 52.8% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 25.5% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 91.8% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% less in Liberia
Clothing: pay 46.4% less in Liberia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and housing in Liberia are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Liberia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Liberia.

Liberia vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	-5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+71.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.00 LRD353.80	+44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.00 LRD353.80	+79.8%
Average			+47.4%

Hong Kong vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.7% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.79 LRD316.87	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.60 LRD636.84	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$5.38 LRD950.84	+10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.74 LRD131.33	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$3.83 LRD678.12	+252.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$4.67 LRD825.53	+187.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$5.00 LRD884.50	+260.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.03 LRD182.19	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$4.83 LRD855.02	+356.2%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 52.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.69 LRD830.25	-60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	-67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	-12.6%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 25.5% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+320.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-94.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	-52.0%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 91.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-96.0%
Average			-91.8%

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pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$3.00 LRD530.70	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.33 LRD589.67	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$5.00 LRD884.50	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	-3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	-24.2%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 46.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-51.9%
Average			-46.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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