Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Ireland

Ireland vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 2.4 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% more in Ireland
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in Ireland
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Ireland
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Ireland
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% more in Ireland
Clothing: pay 72.8% more in Ireland

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

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Ireland vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.5% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$19.96 €17.77	+166.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$12.14 €10.81	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.67 €2.38	+33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.00 €1.78
Average			+65.5%

Liberia vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	Ireland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$2.02 €1.79	+12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$5.34 €4.75	+38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$5.82 €5.18	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$4.21 €3.75	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$5.11 €4.55	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.36 €1.21	+83.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.03 €0.91	-73.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.39 €1.23	-70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.90 €1.69	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.92 €0.82	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.70 €0.62	-85.6%
Average			-34.7%

Liberia vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$7.65 €6.81	+63.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$110.44 €98.30	+452.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$38,078.30 €33,891.06	+90.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$17.71 €15.76	+4.7%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Liberia	Ireland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$49.31 €43.89	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	+508.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	+1246.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$177.91 €158.35	+54.1%
Average			+482.8%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$1,010.73 €899.58	+910.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	+642.8%
Average			+766.5%

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pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$6.56 €5.84	+64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$4.23 €3.77	+41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$19.61 €17.45	+292.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$58.26 €51.85	-6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$13.78 €12.27	+175.6%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 72.8% more for clothing

	Liberia	Ireland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$88.92 €79.14	+255.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$41.00 €36.49	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$96.60 €85.97	+75.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$104.62 €93.12	+13.1%
Average			+72.8%

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120 people born in Liberia live in Ireland.

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