Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.0 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
$15.31
A$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
$8.98
A$13.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$288.94
|
$2.45
A$3.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$513.67
|
$2.05
A$3.15
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$262.87
|
$2.00
A$3.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,926.25
|
$4.24
A$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,227.42
|
$5.00
A$7.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,027.33
|
$3.52
A$5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$862.35
|
$3.56
A$5.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$174.75
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.20
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$349.49
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$454.75
|
$2.10
A$3.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.26
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.10
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$758.20
|
$4.95
A$7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$125.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$976,584.43
|
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,589.25
|
$15.28
A$23.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,607.15
|
$55.83
A$85.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,049.08
|
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,498.96
|
$889.00
A$1,364.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,382.14
|
$120.53
A$184.98
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,511.44
|
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,414.82
|
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$481.56
|
$5.72
A$8.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$706.29
|
$3.30
A$5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,324.27
|
$24.53
A$37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,809.53
|
$46.71
A$71.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,902.15
|
$12.25
A$18.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,160.59
|
$71.47
A$109.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,120.60
|
$41.82
A$64.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,310.21
|
$101.71
A$156.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,030.78
|
$106.56
A$163.54
|
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