Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 34.0% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 80.8% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 72.8% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 57.6% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Liberia
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Liberia

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Liberia are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Liberia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Liberia.

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Liberia vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$7.50 LRD1,273.38	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$11.00 LRD1,867.63	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.00 LRD339.57	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$2.00 LRD339.57	+573.3%
Average			+43.4%

Maldives vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.8% more for groceries

	Maldives	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.79 LRD304.13	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$3.86 LRD655.04	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$8.01 LRD1,360.22	+17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$3.60 LRD611.22	+92.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$5.38 LRD912.59	+94.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.74 LRD126.05	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$3.83 LRD650.84	+176.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$4.67 LRD792.33	+193.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$5.00 LRD848.92	+310.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$1.00 LRD169.78	+32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$4.83 LRD820.63	+602.5%
Average			+80.8%

Maldives vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Maldives	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.69 LRD796.86	+23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$20.00 LRD3,395.69	-35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$16.91 LRD2,871.55	-3.5%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 72.8% less for housing

	Maldives	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$180.00 LRD30,561.22	+146.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$250.00 LRD42,446.14	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$95.00 LRD16,129.53	-87.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$115.47 LRD19,605.12	+35.5%
Average			-72.8%

Maldives vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 57.6% less for childcare

	Maldives	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$100.00 LRD16,978.46	-45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$1,000.00 LRD170K	-66.7%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$4.00 LRD679.14	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$3.00 LRD509.35	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$5.00 LRD848.92	-64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$62.50 LRD10,611.53	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.00 LRD848.92	-48.6%
Average			-31.1%

Maldives vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Maldives	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$25.00 LRD4,244.61	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$32.50 LRD5,518.00	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$55.00 LRD9,338.15	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$92.50 LRD15,705.07	+76.2%
Average			-17.6%

Maldives vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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