Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 38.6% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$1.50
$288.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$2.67
$513.67
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Laos
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$1.36
$262.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$10.00
$1,926.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$6.37
$1,227.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$5.33
$1,027.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$4.48
$862.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$0.91
$174.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$1.25
$241.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$1.81
$349.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$2.36
$454.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$1.04
$201.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$1.82
$350.10
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Laos
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$3.94
$758.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$5,069.87
$976,584.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$13.44
$2,589.25
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Laos
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$49.87
$9,607.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$680.33
$131,049.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$158.33
$30,498.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$209.64
$40,382.14
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
Laos
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$132.44
$25,511.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$1,227.33
$236,414.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$2.50
$481.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$3.67
$706.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$6.87
$1,324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$66.50
$12,809.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$9.87
$1,902.15
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$11.22
$2,160.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$26.58
$5,120.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$48.33
$9,310.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$36.50
$7,030.78
|
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