Cost of living comparison
Mali is 3.0 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
?? | |
pay 64.2% more for housing
Liberia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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