Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 4.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
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