Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 63.8% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Liberia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Zambia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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