Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 10.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Liberia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$1.50
$288.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.67
$513.67
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Italy
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.36
$262.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$10.00
$1,926.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$6.37
$1,227.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$5.33
$1,027.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$4.48
$862.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.91
$174.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.25
$241.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.81
$349.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$2.36
$454.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.04
$201.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.82
$350.10
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$3.94
$758.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$5,069.87
$976,584.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$13.44
$2,589.25
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Italy
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$49.87
$9,607.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$680.33
$131,049.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$158.33
$30,498.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$209.64
$40,382.14
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$132.44
$25,511.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$1,227.33
$236,414.82
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$2.50
$481.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$3.67
$706.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$6.87
$1,324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$66.50
$12,809.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$9.87
$1,902.15
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Liberia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$11.22
$2,160.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$26.58
$5,120.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$48.33
$9,310.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$36.50
$7,030.78
|
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