Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 3.0 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.240
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.680
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.480
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.380
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.830
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.970
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.600
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.030
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.520
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.940
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.210
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND524.000
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND402.630
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND191.190
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.810
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.270
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.350
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND179.910
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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