Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 11.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Liberia instead of France, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
|
pay 82.9% more for groceries
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
France
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
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