Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 98.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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