Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 61.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
|
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