Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.4 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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