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Geneva vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 7.6 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 40.2% more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Geneva
Housing: pay 7.2 times more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 32.5 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in Geneva

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

Geneva vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Liberia	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,321.66	$37.54 CHF29.88	+400.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,938.43	$18.77 CHF14.94	+70.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$5.40 CHF4.30	+170.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$4.78 CHF3.81	+139.2%
Average			+195.1%

Liberia vs. Geneva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.2% more for groceries

	Liberia	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD315.66	$3.92 CHF3.12	+119.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,040.65	$13.59 CHF10.82	+130.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,411.78	$8.69 CHF6.91	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD634.39	$7.79 CHF6.20	+116.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD947.19	$15.46 CHF12.31	+187.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD130.83	$1.62 CHF1.29	+118.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD675.51	$1.14 CHF0.91	-70.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD822.36	$1.41 CHF1.12	-69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD881.10	$2.98 CHF2.37	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD181.49	$1.23 CHF0.98	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD851.73	$1.13 CHF0.90	-76.7%
Average			+40.2%

Liberia vs. Geneva - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD827.06	$8.61 CHF6.85	+83.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,524.41	$87.59 CHF69.72	+337.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,208,915.05	$41,166.99 CHF32,768.59	+228.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,236.58	$39.80 CHF31.68	+213.6%
Average			+215.8%

Liberia vs. Geneva - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.2 times more for housing

	Liberia	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,432.56	$63.30 CHF50.39	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,480.45	$2,499.71 CHF1,989.75	+275.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,740.96	$2,098.75 CHF1,670.59	+2109.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,025.37	$208.38 CHF165.87	+144.4%
Average			+624.1%

Liberia vs. Geneva - Cost of housing

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pay 32.5 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,791.19	$3,503.57 CHF2,788.82	+2609.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD157,541.02	$33,834.51 CHF26,932.00	+3684.6%
Average			+3146.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD528.66	$10.01 CHF7.97	+233.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD587.40	$6.02 CHF4.79	+80.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD881.10	$11.26 CHF8.96	+125.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,436.83	$84.08 CHF66.93	+10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,718.11	$25.03 CHF19.92	+156.7%
Average			+121.3%

Liberia vs. Geneva - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Liberia	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,244.65	$141.88 CHF112.94	+670.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,947.45	$81.50 CHF64.87	+141.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,912.41	$170.05 CHF135.36	+202.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,115.17	$221.63 CHF176.42	+222.4%
Average			+309.2%

Liberia vs. Geneva - Cost of clothing

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