Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 98.7% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 82.7% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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