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Liberia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 12.7% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Liberia
Groceries: pay 97.4% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 55.1% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 5.2% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 47.6% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Liberia
Clothing: pay 50.8% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 SEK133.23	$7.50 LRD1,327.59	-47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.04 SEK102.34	$11.00 LRD1,947.13	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 SEK23.96	$2.00 LRD354.02	-22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 SEK20.56	$2.00 LRD354.02	-9.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 97.4% more for groceries

	Sweden	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 SEK26.67	$1.79 LRD317.07	-37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 SEK55.62	$5.91 LRD1,045.33	-1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK58.69	$8.01 LRD1,418.12	+26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 SEK40.22	$3.60 LRD637.24	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 SEK51.60	$5.38 LRD951.44	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK13.09	$0.74 LRD131.41	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.21	$3.83 LRD678.55	+216.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.60	$4.67 LRD826.06	+243.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 SEK18.30	$5.00 LRD885.06	+153.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.41	$1.03 LRD182.30	+28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.35	$4.83 LRD855.56	+509.6%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 55.1% less for transportation

	Sweden	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 SEK67.85	$4.69 LRD830.78	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.92 SEK759.23	$20.00 LRD3,540.24	-75.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,594.19 SEK292,824.44	$12,534.94 LRD2,218,835.26	-60.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 SEK228.66	$12.69 LRD2,246.63	-48.6%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 5.2% more for housing

	Sweden	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.43 SEK346.88	$93.25 LRD16,506.36	+149.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.32 SEK8,678.10	$666.67 LRD118,008.06	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.46 SEK6,677.48	$95.00 LRD16,816.15	-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.92 SEK907.51	$85.26 LRD15,092.85	-12.9%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 47.6% less for childcare

	Sweden	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.59 SEK1,442.04	$129.33 LRD22,893.54	-16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,116.05 SEK38,148.77	$894.00 LRD158,248.54	-78.3%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.74 SEK71.75	$3.00 LRD531.04	-61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.56 SEK42.27	$3.33 LRD590.04	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.64 SEK70.84	$5.00 LRD885.06	-34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09 SEK408.62	$76.25 LRD13,497.17	+72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.46 SEK152.53	$9.75 LRD1,725.82	-40.8%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 50.8% less for clothing

	Sweden	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.86 SEK879.22	$18.41 LRD3,259.22	-80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 SEK394.14	$33.75 LRD5,974.16	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.79 SEK989.79	$56.25 LRD9,956.93	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.29 SEK1,402.20	$68.75 LRD12,169.58	-54.6%
Average			-50.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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