Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

France

France vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

France is 97.0% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in France
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in France
Transportation: pay 83.4% more in France
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in France
Childcare: pay 10.8 times more in France
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% more in France
Clothing: pay 91.2% more in France

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in France are more expensive than in Liberia. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in France.

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France vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	Liberia	France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$17.55 €15.62	+134.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$12.68 €11.29	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$3.10 €2.76	+55.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.94 €1.73	-2.8%
Average			+60.5%

Liberia vs. France - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	France
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.96 €1.74	+9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$9.38 €8.35	+143.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$5.01 €4.46	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$4.05 €3.60	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$5.80 €5.16	+7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.38 €1.23	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.06 €0.94	-72.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.28 €1.14	-72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.60 €1.43	-67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.93 €0.83	-7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.01 €0.90	-79.1%
Average			-30.7%

Liberia vs. France - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.4% more for transportation

	Liberia	France
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$8.00 €7.12	+70.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$53.34 €47.48	+166.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$33,426.60 €29,750.88	+67.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$20.80 €18.51	+23.0%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Liberia	France
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$31.99 €28.47	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$816.57 €726.77	+226.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$649.54 €578.12	+583.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$153.65 €136.76	+33.1%
Average			+231.6%

Liberia vs. France - Cost of housing

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pay 10.8 times more for childcare

	Liberia	France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$901.10 €802.01	+801.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$12,924.68 €11,503.43	+1192.5%
Average			+979.2%

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$7.05 €6.28	+76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$3.64 €3.24	+21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$13.52 €12.03	+170.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$38.05 €33.86	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$12.82 €11.41	+156.4%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 91.2% more for clothing

	Liberia	France
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$93.79 €83.48	+275.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$44.21 €39.34	+36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$102.75 €91.45	+86.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$129.67 €115.41	+40.2%
Average			+91.2%

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