Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 2.4 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in Australia
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Australia
Transportation: pay 63.9% more in Australia
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Australia
Childcare: pay 19.0 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.1% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 91.5% more in Australia

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

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Australia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$18.42 A$26.50	+145.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$10.19 A$14.66	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.88 A$4.14	+44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.33 A$3.35	+16.3%
Average			+53.6%

Liberia vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Liberia	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$2.64 A$3.80	+47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$4.67 A$6.72	+21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$6.28 A$9.03	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$4.79 A$6.89	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$4.19 A$6.03	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.62 A$2.32	+117.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.32 A$1.90	-65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.35 A$1.94	-71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$2.06 A$2.96	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$1.19 A$1.71	+19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.05 A$1.51	-78.3%
Average			-26.6%

Liberia vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.9% more for transportation

	Liberia	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$4.98 A$7.17	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$91.09 A$131.05	+355.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22	+36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$17.22 A$24.78	+1.8%
Average			+63.9%

Liberia vs. Australia - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Liberia	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$57.16 A$82.23	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	+423.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	+1030.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$146.37 A$210.58	+26.8%
Average			+400.6%

Liberia vs. Australia - Cost of housing

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pay 19.0 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+1857.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09	+1737.7%
Average			+1796.9%

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pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$7.20 A$10.36	+80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$3.95 A$5.68	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$36.89 A$53.08	+637.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$56.05 A$80.64	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$14.44 A$20.77	+188.8%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 91.5% more for clothing

	Liberia	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$77.86 A$112.01	+211.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$53.33 A$76.73	+64.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$112.59 A$161.98	+104.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$118.82 A$170.94	+28.5%
Average			+91.5%

Liberia vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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