Cost of living comparison
Chile is 48.6% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
|
Liberia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
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