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
€13.45
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 85.0% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
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