Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 75.6% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
|
pay 76.7% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
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