Cost of living comparison
India is 36.4% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in India instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 79.1% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$2.24
₹186.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 71.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$2.51
₹208.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$2.48
₹206.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$1.36
₹113.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.83
₹69.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$4.78
₹398.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$2.70
₹224.88
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.88
₹157.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.40
₹116.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$2.94
₹244.90
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Liberia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
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