Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 33.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Liberia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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