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Liberia vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 8.1% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 82.2% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 29.0% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 81.1% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.10	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.01	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58	$2.00 LRD355.25	+26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$2.00 LRD355.25	+48.5%
Average			+8.7%

Puerto Rico vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.2% more for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18	$1.79 LRD318.17	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.11	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34	$3.60 LRD639.45	-32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76	$5.38 LRD954.74	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.74 LRD131.87	-70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$3.83 LRD680.90	+262.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54	$4.67 LRD828.92	+203.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84	$5.00 LRD888.13	+172.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.03 LRD182.93	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$4.83 LRD858.52	+365.4%
Average			+82.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65	$4.69 LRD833.65	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.20	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,700.00	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-63.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.22	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	+37.6%
Average			-10.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.0% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.46	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.93	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$580.00	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$242.07	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	-64.8%
Average			-29.0%

Puerto Rico vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 81.1% less for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$453.00	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,760.00	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-90.8%
Average			-81.1%

Puerto Rico vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73	$3.00 LRD532.88	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$3.33 LRD592.08	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.21	$5.00 LRD888.13	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.37	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+104.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.90	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	-1.5%
Average			+11.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.97	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.22	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.06	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.00	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-28.4%
Average			-38.5%

Puerto Rico vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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