Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 57.2% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 59.3% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Botswana	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP101.94	$8.25 LRD1,645.88	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.55	$11.00 LRD2,194.50	+83.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.32	$1.88 LRD374.06	+125.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.64	$2.50 LRD498.75	+412.3%
Average			+157.8%

Botswana vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Botswana	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.05	$1.65 LRD329.87	+103.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP45.81	$5.91 LRD1,178.13	+75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP68.82	$6.08 LRD1,213.61	+20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.16	$3.63 LRD723.78	+58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP30.92	$4.48 LRD893.05	+96.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.53	$0.74 LRD148.11	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.42	$2.58 LRD514.43	+316.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.02	$3.95 LRD788.74	+347.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.78	$3.18 LRD634.49	+392.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.12	$1.03 LRD205.46	+72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.45	$3.88 LRD773.06	+607.6%
Average			+189.7%

Botswana vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Botswana	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.12	$4.03 LRD804.27	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP383.30	$20.00 LRD3,990.00	-29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	$5,069.87 LRD1,011,439.92	-77.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP265.05	$12.69 LRD2,532.04	-34.9%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Botswana	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	$93.25 LRD18,603.36	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	$666.67 LRD133,000.03	+161.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	$90.00 LRD17,955.00	-40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP669.30	$208.46 LRD41,587.20	+323.6%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 59.3% less for childcare

	Botswana	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	$74.33 LRD14,828.98	-58.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	$1,500.00 LRD299,250.07	-59.9%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.58	$2.50 LRD498.75	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.22	$3.12 LRD623.44	+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP50.97	$5.00 LRD997.50	+33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP437.78	$76.25 LRD15,211.88	+136.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP91.75	$9.75 LRD1,945.08	+44.5%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Botswana	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP600.32	$18.41 LRD3,673.28	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP301.46	$33.75 LRD6,733.13	+52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	$56.25 LRD11,221.88	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	$68.75 LRD13,715.63	-26.2%
Average			-14.6%

Botswana 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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