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Liberia vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary
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Liberia vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Liberia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.10
|
$17.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
|
$2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$1.69
|
|
Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.4% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
|
$2.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$5.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$3.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.59
|
$4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.34
|
|
Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$2.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.00
|
$56.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,211.65
|
$33,074.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.62
|
$15.39
|
|
Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation
pay 12.2% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.36
|
$64.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,394.23
|
$1,180.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,243.33
|
$947.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.70
|
$169.30
|
|
Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of housing
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.67
|
$894.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,175.00
|
$24,673.50
|
|
Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
|
$5.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
|
$5.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$9.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.33
|
$48.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.44
|
$14.25
|
|
Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.28
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.19
|
$37.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.13
|
$90.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.10
|
$118.40
|
|
Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing
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