Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 40.0% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 82.6% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.50
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.67
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 79.3% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.38
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,930.00
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,229.81
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.33
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.03
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.09
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.67
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.17
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.63
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.65
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.78
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
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pay 17.6% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$759.68
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,485.64
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,594.29
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
Liberia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,625.85
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,304.20
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,558.34
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,460.75
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,561.11
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,875.07
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.50
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$707.67
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,326.85
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,834.47
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,905.85
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,164.79
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,130.57
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,328.33
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,044.47
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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