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Liberia vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 88.4% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 63.3% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Colombia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP18,482.51	$8.25 LRD1,503.30	+96.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP29,122.28	$11.00 LRD2,004.40	+66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,450.84	$1.88 LRD341.66	+139.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,619.19	$2.50 LRD455.55	+319.8%
Average			+155.3%

Colombia vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Colombia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,593.42	$1.65 LRD301.29	+30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,520.35	$5.91 LRD1,076.07	+172.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP17,070.37	$6.08 LRD1,108.48	+56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,888.87	$3.63 LRD661.09	+79.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,627.63	$4.48 LRD815.69	+104.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,713.05	$0.74 LRD135.28	-30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP2,000.53	$2.58 LRD469.87	+466.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,427.32	$3.95 LRD720.42	+616.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP2,012.05	$3.18 LRD579.53	+595.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,201.36	$1.03 LRD187.67	+105.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,992.21	$3.88 LRD706.10	+755.5%
Average			+268.4%

Colombia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Colombia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP13,433.25	$4.03 LRD734.60	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP150,906.73	$20.00 LRD3,644.37	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP77,601,073.63	$5,069.87 LRD923,824.10	-71.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP62,009.21	$12.69 LRD2,312.70	-10.0%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Colombia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP100,620.57	$93.25 LRD16,991.85	+307.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,198,182.85	$666.67 LRD121,478.92	+144.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP1,037,455.05	$90.00 LRD16,399.65	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP292,066.59	$208.46 LRD37,984.71	+213.9%
Average			+151.1%

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

	Colombia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP838,575.85	$74.33 LRD13,544.42	-61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP19,196,914.36	$1,500.00 LRD273,327.58	-65.6%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP5,075.26	$2.50 LRD455.55	+116.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP6,176.46	$3.12 LRD569.43	+122.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP9,204.33	$5.00 LRD911.09	+138.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP98,764.56	$76.25 LRD13,894.15	+239.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP16,071.17	$9.75 LRD1,776.58	+166.8%
Average			+156.9%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP228,806.54	$18.41 LRD3,355.08	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP168,128.43	$33.75 LRD6,149.87	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP358,931.36	$56.25 LRD10,249.78	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP303,868.73	$68.75 LRD12,527.51	-0.5%
Average			-27.0%

Colombia 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: December 2024

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