Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 89.9% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 68.1% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 54.9% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 93.9% more in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Liberia

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Liberia are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Liberia.

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Liberia vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Somalia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.33 SOS1,908	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+125.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SOS2,862	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+120.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 SOS595	$2.00 LRD341.50	+92.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SOS437	$2.00 LRD341.50	+161.8%
Average			+123.1%

Somalia vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Somalia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SOS775	$1.79 LRD305.86	+32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$3.86 LRD658.77	+54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 SOS4,020	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 SOS1,250	$3.60 LRD614.70	+64.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 SOS1,157	$5.38 LRD917.79	+165.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 SOS671	$0.74 LRD126.76	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 SOS476	$3.83 LRD654.55	+361.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SOS649	$4.67 LRD796.84	+311.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SOS335	$5.00 LRD853.76	+754.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS357	$1.00 LRD170.75	+60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SOS422	$4.83 LRD825.30	+555.7%
Average			+133.1%

Somalia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.1% more for transportation

	Somalia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57 SOS2,041	$4.69 LRD801.39	+31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.17 SOS6,968	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+64.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,000.00 SOS6M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+100.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.78 SOS3,882	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+149.3%
Average			+68.1%

Somalia vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.9% more for housing

	Somalia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.56 SOS22,639	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+355.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.33 SOS82,036	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	+74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	+22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.38 SOS44,862	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+47.3%
Average			+54.9%

Somalia vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 93.9% more for childcare

	Somalia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.67 SOS29,571	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	+93.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$515.00 SOS295K	$1,000.00 LRD171K	+94.2%
Average			+93.9%

Somalia vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$4.00 LRD683.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 SOS954	$3.00 LRD512.25	+80.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.00 SOS572	$5.00 LRD853.76	+400.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.58 SOS19,794	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+80.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 LRD853.76
Average			+117.1%

Somalia vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.50 SOS7,154	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	+100.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33 SOS9,348	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	+99.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$18.50 SOS10,588	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	+197.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.83 SOS14,786	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+258.1%
Average			+155.1%

Somalia vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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