Cost of living comparison
Spain is 93.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.50
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.67
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.38
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,930.00
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,229.81
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.33
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.03
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.09
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.67
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.17
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.63
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.65
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.78
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$759.68
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,485.64
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,594.29
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 48.8% more for housing
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,625.85
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,304.20
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,558.34
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,460.75
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,561.11
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,875.07
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.50
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$707.67
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,326.85
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,834.47
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,905.85
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,164.79
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,130.57
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,328.33
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,044.47
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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