Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 32.2% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 89.3% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Liberia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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