Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 32.3% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$5.33
SOS3,046
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$6.37
SOS3,639
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.23
SOS1,274
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$2.67
SOS1,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,417
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,972
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$7.60
SOS4,341
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$30.62
SOS17,491
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$207.78
SOS118,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$86.25
SOS49,262
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$94.31
SOS53,865
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$55.21
SOS31,531
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$922.50
SOS526,863
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$8.50
SOS4,855
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$30.00
SOS17,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$5.00
SOS2,856
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$18.61
SOS10,629
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$23.11
SOS13,199
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$25.89
SOS14,786
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$45.78
SOS26,145
|
|
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