Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 0.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 85.0% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
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