Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 29.5% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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