Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 50.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
Liberia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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