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Liberia vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 33.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 83.5% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 46.0% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.82 CRC890.29	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.49 CRC725.78	+142.9%
Average			+55.9%

Moscow vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	+211.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.57 CRC1,741.86	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.78 CRC3,801.22	+68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.26 CRC1,591.17	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.94 CRC946.86	+139.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.63 CRC307.26	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.02 CRC497.47	+12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.30 CRC636.47	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.55 CRC755.52	+262.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.06 CRC515.76	+211.8%
Average			+83.5%

Moscow vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	+89.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$49.53 CRC24,192.53	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	+181.3%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 46.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$36.32 CRC17,741.19	+364.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$297.16 CRC145,155.20	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$237.73 CRC116,124.16	-66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	-37.7%
Average			+46.0%

Moscow vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$600.27 CRC293,213.50	-8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$12,605.72 CRC6,157,549.18	-11.8%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.48 CRC1,209.63	-40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.19 CRC1,556.39	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.56 CRC2,225.71	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$44.24 CRC21,612.00	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$8.42 CRC4,112.73	+28.3%
Average			+8.1%

Moscow vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$33.81 CRC16,515.44	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$82.21 CRC40,159.60	-47.6%
Average			-25.2%

Moscow vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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