Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 13.0% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.95
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.50
$289.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.67
$515.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$4.48
$865.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.91
$175.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.25
$242.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.81
$350.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$2.36
$456.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.04
$201.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.82
$351.33
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.35
|
$3.94
$760.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.45
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.90
|
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€660.16
|
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€515.29
|
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€330.18
|
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$2.50
$483.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.67
$708.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.60
|
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.00
|
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.68
|
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
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