Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.8 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$13.17
NZ$21.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$8.60
NZ$13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.99
NZ$3.23
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$4.07
NZ$6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$6.91
NZ$11.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$6.29
NZ$10.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$4.25
NZ$6.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$1.06
NZ$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.37
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$2.55
NZ$4.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$6.39
NZ$10.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.20
NZ$104.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,828.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$18.67
NZ$30.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$51.53
NZ$83.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,639.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$831.90
NZ$1,352.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$87.73
NZ$142.63
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$644.78
NZ$1,048.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,710.89
|
|
pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$5.79
NZ$9.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$3.36
NZ$5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$22.83
NZ$37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$38.17
NZ$62.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$10.57
NZ$17.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$65.21
NZ$106.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$40.47
NZ$65.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$98.20
NZ$159.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$107.95
NZ$175.50
|
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