Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.1 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.70
LRD329.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$2.50
LRD483.84
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$1.56
LRD302.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$3.93
LRD761.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$4.09
LRD791.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.95
LRD184.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$3.33
LRD644.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$4.27
LRD826.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$4.18
LRD809.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$1.03
LRD199.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$4.00
LRD774.15
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$4.22
LRD815.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,210.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$12.69
LRD2,456.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$93.25
LRD18,047.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$666.67
LRD129,025.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$90.00
LRD17,418.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$208.46
LRD40,344.27
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$74.33
LRD14,385.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,306.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$2.50
LRD483.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$3.12
LRD604.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$5.00
LRD967.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$76.25
LRD14,757.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.94
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$18.41
LRD3,563.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$33.75
LRD6,531.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$56.25
LRD10,886.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$68.75
LRD13,305.71
|
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