Cost of living comparison
France is 2.6 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in France instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.65
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.93
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.48
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.18
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.80
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.36
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.87
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.76
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.96
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.07
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 56.0% more for housing
Liberia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.75
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.03
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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