Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 15.9% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.79
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.07
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.42
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.18
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.61
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,986.08
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.66
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.32
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€491.31
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€402.19
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.85
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€343.31
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,094.18
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.86
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.62
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.90
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.56
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.91
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.96
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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