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Wellington vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 63.2% more expensive than Liberia.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 12.4% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 31.7% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Liberia. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.7% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 CRC890.29	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC725.78	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+33.1%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Liberia	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 CRC1,741.86	$4.02 NZ$6.96	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 CRC3,801.22	$6.79 NZ$11.75	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+135.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 CRC1,591.17	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 CRC946.86	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC307.26	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 CRC497.47	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC636.47	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 CRC755.52	$0.90 NZ$1.55	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 CRC515.76	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-35.8%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Liberia	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.53 CRC24,192.53	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+121.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-9.7%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Liberia	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.32 CRC17,741.19	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.16 CRC145,155.20	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	+317.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.73 CRC116,124.16	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+362.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+58.8%
Average			+193.2%

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pay 12.4% more for childcare

	Liberia	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC293,213.50	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+28.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,605.72 CRC6,157,549.18	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-3.1%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CRC1,209.63	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+167.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.19 CRC1,556.39	$3.54 NZ$6.13	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.56 CRC2,225.71	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+463.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.24 CRC21,612.00	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 CRC4,112.73	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+37.0%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 31.7% more for clothing

	Liberia	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.81 CRC16,515.44	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	$113.30 NZ$196.13	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.21 CRC40,159.60	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+77.9%
Average			+31.7%

Liberia vs. Wellington - 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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