Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 82.9% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Peru
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Peru
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Peru
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
|
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