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Liberia vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 13.6% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 96.2% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 43.1% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 5.4% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Jamaica, you would:

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,147.64	$7.50 LRD1,321.66	+4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,222.86	$11.00 LRD1,938.43	+43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.44	$2.00 LRD352.44	+61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.38	$2.00 LRD352.44	+167.8%
Average			+69.5%

Jamaica vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.2% more for groceries

	Jamaica	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD433.76	$1.79 LRD315.66	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD810.00	$5.91 LRD1,040.65	+16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,209.54	$8.01 LRD1,411.78	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD560.88	$3.60 LRD634.39	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD452.69	$5.38 LRD947.19	+89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD400.77	$0.74 LRD130.83	-70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.51	$3.83 LRD675.51	+189.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD304.75	$4.67 LRD822.36	+144.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD195.88	$5.00 LRD881.10	+308.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.01	$1.03 LRD181.49	+10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.42	$4.83 LRD851.73	+442.5%
Average			+96.2%

Jamaica vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.1% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD762.43	$4.69 LRD827.06	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,821.16	$20.00 LRD3,524.41	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,836,327.11	$12,534.94 LRD2,208,915.05	-70.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,446.05	$12.69 LRD2,236.58	-41.1%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 5.4% more for housing

	Jamaica	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,872.04	$93.25 LRD16,432.56	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,811.49	$666.67 LRD117,480.45	+31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD63,982.69	$95.00 LRD16,740.96	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,788.73	$85.26 LRD15,025.37	-23.4%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Jamaica	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,514.61	$129.33 LRD22,791.19	-30.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD445,292.67	$894.00 LRD157,541.02	-67.9%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD374.29	$3.00 LRD528.66	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD559.17	$3.33 LRD587.40	-4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,372.22	$5.00 LRD881.10	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,657.91	$76.25 LRD13,436.83	+83.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,833.88	$9.75 LRD1,718.11	-15.0%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,431.92	$18.41 LRD3,244.65	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,411.78	$33.75 LRD5,947.45	+58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,315.90	$56.25 LRD9,912.41	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,604.02	$68.75 LRD12,115.17	-5.3%
Average			+6.5%

Jamaica vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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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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