Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 68.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
|
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