Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 18.6% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.3% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	-26.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+86.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$2.00 LRD341.50	+82.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$2.00 LRD341.50	+241.3%
Average			+29.9%

Swaziland vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Swaziland	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$1.79 LRD305.86	+116.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$3.86 LRD658.77	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$3.60 LRD614.70	+99.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$5.38 LRD917.79	+107.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$0.74 LRD126.76	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$3.83 LRD654.55	+1218.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$4.67 LRD796.84	+735.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$5.00 LRD853.76	+697.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$1.00 LRD170.75	+72.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$4.83 LRD825.30	+595.4%
Average			+180.3%

Swaziland vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$4.69 LRD801.39	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,415.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,000.00 LRD3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.91 LRD2,887.90
Average			-4.5%

Swaziland vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Swaziland	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+565.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+135.6%
Average			-5.5%

Swaziland vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$100.00 LRD17,075.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-84.2%
Average			-84.2%

Swaziland vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$4.00 LRD683.00	+90.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$3.00 LRD512.25	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$5.00 LRD853.76	+78.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+177.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$5.00 LRD853.76	+38.7%
Average			+74.3%

Swaziland vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	+116.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+71.0%
Average			+20.4%

Swaziland vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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