Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 22.1% more expensive than Angola overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 30.2% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 89.6% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.6% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 67.0% less in Liberia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Liberia are more expensive than in Angola. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Liberia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Liberia.

Liberia vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Angola, you would:

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pay 58.9% more for restaurants

	Angola	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	+40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	+40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	$1.88 LRD374.98	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.90	$2.50 LRD499.98	+140.0%
Average			+58.9%

Angola vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Angola	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	$1.65 LRD330.68	+28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	$3.63 LRD725.57	+55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	$4.48 LRD895.25	+65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	$0.74 LRD148.47	-36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA448.96	$2.58 LRD515.70	+423.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	$3.95 LRD790.69	+185.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.62	$3.18 LRD636.05	+237.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA738.93	$1.03 LRD205.97	+27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.74	$3.88 LRD774.97	+448.1%
Average			+128.8%

Angola vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Angola	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	$4.03 LRD806.25	+187.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	-39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	-74.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	+17.1%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 30.2% more for housing

	Angola	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	-68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	+183.6%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 89.6% less for childcare

	Angola	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	-89.9%
Average			-89.6%

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pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Angola	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	$2.50 LRD499.98	+61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	$3.12 LRD624.97	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	$5.00 LRD999.96	+109.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	+77.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	+117.3%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 67.0% less for clothing

	Angola	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	-81.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	-56.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	-73.0%
Average			-67.0%

Angola vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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