Cost of living comparison
Greece is 88.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.50
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.67
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.38
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,930.00
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,229.81
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.33
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.03
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.09
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.67
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.17
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.63
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.65
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.78
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$759.68
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,485.64
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,594.29
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
|
Liberia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,625.85
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,304.20
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,558.34
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,460.75
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,561.11
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,875.07
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.50
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$707.67
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,326.85
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,834.47
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,905.85
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,164.79
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,130.57
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,328.33
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,044.47
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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