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Liberia vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 4.6% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 85.2% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 25.9% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 49.0% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 39.7% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.50 LRD1,327.59	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.00 LRD1,947.13	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.00 LRD354.02	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$2.00 LRD354.02	+105.9%
Average			+39.7%

Saint Lucia vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.2% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$1.79 LRD317.07	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.91 LRD1,045.33	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$8.01 LRD1,418.12	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$3.60 LRD637.24	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$5.38 LRD951.44	+21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.74 LRD131.41	-78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$3.83 LRD678.55	+408.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$4.67 LRD826.06	+63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$5.00 LRD885.06	+66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$1.03 LRD182.30	-60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$4.83 LRD855.56	+516.1%
Average			+85.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.69 LRD830.78	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,540.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$12,534.94 LRD2,218,835.26	-56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.69 LRD2,246.63
Average			-38.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.9% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$93.25 LRD16,506.36	+127.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$666.67 LRD118,008.06	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$95.00 LRD16,816.15	-75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$85.26 LRD15,092.85	+7.6%
Average			+25.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$129.33 LRD22,893.54	-35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$894.00 LRD158,248.54
Average			-35.0%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$3.00 LRD531.04	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.33 LRD590.04	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.00 LRD885.06	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$76.25 LRD13,497.17	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$9.75 LRD1,725.82	+38.7%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 49.0% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$18.41 LRD3,259.22	-63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$33.75 LRD5,974.16	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$56.25 LRD9,956.93	-47.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$68.75 LRD12,169.58	-46.9%
Average			-49.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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