Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 40.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.07
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.50
$289.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$2.67
$514.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.36
$263.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$10.00
$1,930.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$6.37
$1,229.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$5.33
$1,029.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$4.48
$864.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.91
$175.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.25
$241.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.81
$350.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$2.36
$455.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$1.04
$201.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$1.82
$350.78
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$3.94
$759.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.13
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,575.56
|
$5,069.87
$978,485.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.87
|
$13.44
$2,594.29
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.39
|
$49.87
$9,625.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.45
|
$680.33
$131,304.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.35
|
$158.33
$30,558.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.46
|
$209.64
$40,460.75
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,065.06
|
$132.44
$25,561.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,284.69
|
$1,227.33
$236,875.07
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.50
$482.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$3.67
$707.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$6.87
$1,326.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.11
|
$66.50
$12,834.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR60.00
|
$9.87
$1,905.85
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.72
|
$11.22
$2,164.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.85
|
$26.58
$5,130.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.24
|
$48.33
$9,328.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.19
|
$36.50
$7,044.47
|
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