Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 38.0% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 74.7% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 93.5% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.00 LRD341.50	+20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$2.00 LRD341.50	-29.4%
Average			+32.0%

Timor-Leste vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.79 LRD305.86	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$3.86 LRD658.77	+285.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$3.60 LRD614.70	+33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$5.38 LRD917.79	+24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.74 LRD126.76	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$3.83 LRD654.55	+361.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$4.67 LRD796.84	+311.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$5.00 LRD853.76	+372.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$1.00 LRD170.75	+80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$4.83 LRD825.30	+813.3%
Average			+107.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$4.69 LRD801.39	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	-33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	-48.3%
Average			-16.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.7% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$180.00 LRD30,735.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-87.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+0.7%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 93.5% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-93.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-93.8%
Average			-93.5%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$4.00 LRD683.00	+60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$3.00 LRD512.25	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$5.00 LRD853.76	+66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$5.00 LRD853.76	-16.7%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+54.2%
Average			-16.8%

Timor-Leste vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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