Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 40.3% cheaper than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 71.9% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 86.0% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	Portugal	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.01 €11.58	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	-42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.54 €8.49	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.69	$2.00 LRD341.50	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.28	$2.00 LRD341.50	+38.6%
Average			-14.8%

Portugal vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Portugal	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.39	$1.79 LRD305.86	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 €5.03	$3.86 LRD658.77	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 €3.64	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$3.60 LRD614.70	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €3.04	$5.38 LRD917.79	+57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.74 LRD126.76	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$3.83 LRD654.55	+490.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$4.67 LRD796.84	+462.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$5.00 LRD853.76	+358.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$1.00 LRD170.75	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$4.83 LRD825.30	+457.5%
Average			+100.3%

Portugal vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Portugal	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €7.08	$4.69 LRD801.39	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.81 €33.65	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	-47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.87 €11.46	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+31.4%
Average			-37.5%

Portugal vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.9% less for housing

	Portugal	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.38 €35.05	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+357.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.54 €856.70	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.06 €685.38	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.27 €83.91	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+22.5%
Average			-71.9%

Portugal vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 86.0% less for childcare

	Portugal	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$491.62 €437.56	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-90.4%
Average			-86.0%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.77 €2.46	$4.00 LRD683.00	+44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$3.00 LRD512.25	+46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 €5.47	$5.00 LRD853.76	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.95 €39.11	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 €7.34	$5.00 LRD853.76	-39.4%
Average			+9.6%

Portugal vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Portugal	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.47 €71.62	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-68.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.54 €33.41	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.61 €77.08	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.16 €93.60	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	-12.0%
Average			-37.7%

Portugal vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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