Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 16.9% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.2% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 64.9% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 38.6% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.2% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$4.00 ETB654.34	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.61 ETB99.06	-69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.66 ETB107.50	-67.1%
Average			-50.2%

Liberia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.19 ETB194.58	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$3.70 ETB604.57	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$4.09 ETB669.40	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$1.77 ETB289.63	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$4.59 ETB750.34	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$2.44 ETB399.44	+228.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.30 ETB48.73	-92.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.99 ETB161.65	-78.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$0.31 ETB50.42	-93.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.22 ETB35.99	-78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.49 ETB79.77	-89.9%
Average			-64.9%

Liberia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Liberia	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$3.53 ETB577.22	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+175.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$3.53 ETB576.64	-79.2%
Average			+6.2%

Liberia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Liberia	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$706.95 ETB116K	+182.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+315.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+35.8%
Average			+182.8%

Liberia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	+36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+2918.8%
Average			+541.7%

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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$0.80 ETB130.87	-80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$0.92 ETB150.32	-69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$3.75 ETB613.45	-25.0%
Average			-48.8%

Liberia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.6% more for clothing

	Liberia	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+118.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-10.6%
Average			+38.6%

Liberia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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