Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

South Carolina, USA

South Carolina vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

South Carolina is 4.0 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% more in South Carolina
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in South Carolina
Transportation: pay 71.4% more in South Carolina
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in South Carolina
Childcare: pay 15.9 times more in South Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in South Carolina
Clothing: pay 73.1% more in South Carolina

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

South Carolina vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Carolina instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 49.0% more for restaurants

	Liberia	South Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,373.16	$19.17	+155.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,013.97	$11.16	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD366.18	$2.65	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD366.18	$2.13	+6.3%
Average			+49.0%

Liberia vs. South Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	Liberia	South Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD327.96	$3.44	+92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,081.21	$5.99	+1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,466.80	$3.54	-55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD659.12	$4.18	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD984.10	$5.64	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD135.92	$2.64	+256.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD701.84	$0.76	-80.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD854.41	$2.49	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD915.44	$2.31	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD188.56	$1.63	+58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD884.93	$1.38	-71.4%
Average			+11.0%

Liberia vs. South Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.4% more for transportation

	Liberia	South Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD859.29	$2.88	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,661.77	$46.17	+130.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2M	$33,190.90	+164.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,323.75	$16.34	+28.7%
Average			+71.4%

Liberia vs. South Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Liberia	South Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD17,072.97	$66.47	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD122K	$1,589.94	+138.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD17,393.39	$1,366.92	+1338.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,610.93	$141.20	+65.6%
Average			+378.6%

Liberia vs. South Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9 times more for childcare

	Liberia	South Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD23,679.40	$1,346.85	+941.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD164K	$19,168.15	+2044.1%
Average			+1492.8%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	South Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD549.26	$5.29	+76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD610.29	$5.17	+55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD915.44	$7.67	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,960.48	$32.75	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,785.07	$12.71	+30.3%
Average			+31.7%

Liberia vs. South Carolina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 73.1% more for clothing

	Liberia	South Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,371.10	$50.06	+171.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,179.23	$35.86	+6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD10,298.72	$84.43	+50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,587.32	$112.81	+64.1%
Average			+73.1%

Liberia vs. South Carolina - Cost of clothing

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