Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 5.7 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 11.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.50
$289.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$2.67
$515.47
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$4.48
$865.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.91
$175.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.25
$242.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.81
$350.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$2.36
$456.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$1.04
$201.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$1.82
$351.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$3.94
$760.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$2.50
$483.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$3.67
$708.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
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