Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.5 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
|
pay 83.9% more for housing
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
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