Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 89.4% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 37.8% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 68.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 11.0 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 52.4% more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

	Liberia	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+76.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-8.4%
Average			+19.6%

Liberia vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

	Liberia	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.94 NZ$1.67	-75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$2.20 NZ$3.89	-56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-86.2%
Average			-37.8%

Liberia vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.2% more for transportation

	Liberia	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+317.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+1.7%
Average			+68.2%

Liberia vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Liberia	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+290.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+788.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-17.2%
Average			+276.5%

Liberia vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 11.0 times more for childcare

	Liberia	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+616.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+1593.8%
Average			+1002.0%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+354.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+105.4%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 52.4% more for clothing

	Liberia	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+153.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$33.63 NZ$59.46	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+66.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+23.7%
Average			+52.4%

Liberia vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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