Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 32.5% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 36.8% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 34.2% more in Japan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Japan

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Japan are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Japan. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$6.75 ¥1,066	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$5.10 ¥805	-53.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.13 ¥179	-43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.76 ¥120	-62.1%
Average			-37.5%

Liberia vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

	Liberia	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.53 ¥241	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$5.55 ¥877	+43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$5.56 ¥879	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$2.01 ¥318	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.85 ¥450	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$2.16 ¥342	+191.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.08 ¥171	-71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.54 ¥243	-67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.92 ¥303	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$1.10 ¥174	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.08 ¥170	-77.7%
Average			-36.8%

Liberia vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.2% more for transportation

	Liberia	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$4.11 ¥649	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$63.20 ¥9,986	+216.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	+5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$24.65 ¥3,895	+45.7%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Liberia	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$33.54 ¥5,300	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$546.58 ¥86,367	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$360.78 ¥57,008	+279.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$113.26 ¥17,897	-1.9%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$417.01 ¥65,893	+317.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+1030.0%
Average			+586.5%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$2.57 ¥406	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$3.06 ¥483	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$3.83 ¥605	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$53.31 ¥8,424	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$11.73 ¥1,853	+134.6%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Liberia	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$46.32 ¥7,320	+85.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$31.33 ¥4,950	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$59.45 ¥9,394	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$81.04 ¥12,805	-12.4%
Average			+14.0%

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