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Liberia vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 71.1% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 28.9% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 53.5% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$2.00 LRD355.25	+278.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$2.00 LRD355.25	+511.6%
Average			+202.3%

Kuwait vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Kuwait	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$1.79 LRD318.17	+80.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+174.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$3.60 LRD639.45	+91.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$5.38 LRD954.74	+94.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$0.74 LRD131.87	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$3.83 LRD680.90	+389.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$4.67 LRD828.92	+668.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$5.00 LRD888.13	+736.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$1.03 LRD182.93	+105.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$4.83 LRD858.52	+960.0%
Average			+302.6%

Kuwait vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$4.69 LRD833.65	+252.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.270	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.130	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-45.3%
Average			+28.9%

Kuwait vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.5% more for housing

	Kuwait	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.320	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+243.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.480	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.310	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.290	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+71.1%
Average			+53.5%

Kuwait vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.890	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-85.6%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$3.00 LRD532.88	+1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$3.33 LRD592.08	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$5.00 LRD888.13	+69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.010	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	-8.7%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Kuwait	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.910	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.610	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.980	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.750	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-3.0%
Average			-24.9%

Kuwait 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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