Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 18.9% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Senegal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Senegal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
|
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