Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 26.3% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Liberia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.54
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.65
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,874.82
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.62
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.45
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.04
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.38
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.41
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.77
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,970.89
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.52
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 52.7% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.83
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.78
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.37
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.57
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
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