Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 34.2% cheaper than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 71.9% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Syria
Housing: pay 13.2% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Syria

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Syria.

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Syria vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$6.00 SYP78,012	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$5.25 SYP68,260	-52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.49 SYP19,370	-25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.75 SYP9,728	-62.6%
Average			-38.6%

Liberia vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$0.57 SYP7,359	-68.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$2.66 SYP34,538	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$4.45 SYP57,812	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$2.06 SYP26,749	-42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.58 SYP33,595	-51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$0.48 SYP6,207	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.75 SYP9,778	-80.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.46 SYP6,024	-90.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$0.39 SYP5,036	-92.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.35 SYP4,529	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.37 SYP4,837	-92.3%
Average			-71.9%

Liberia vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Liberia	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$7.74 SYP101K	+64.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$6.50 SYP84,513	-67.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$12.26 SYP159K	-27.5%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 13.2% less for housing

	Liberia	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$33.42 SYP434K	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$234.29 SYP3M	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$104.84 SYP1M	+10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$72.18 SYP938K	-37.5%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Liberia	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$58.71 SYP763K	-41.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$1,608.03 SYP21M	+60.8%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$2.00 SYP26,004	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$1.99 SYP25,927	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$2.93 SYP38,086	-41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$19.01 SYP247K	-69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$3.22 SYP41,839	-35.6%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Liberia	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$41.39 SYP538K	+65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$40.79 SYP530K	+25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$71.40 SYP928K	+29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$81.36 SYP1M	-12.0%
Average			+24.1%

Liberia vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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