Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.2 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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