Cost of living comparison

 Germany
compared to
 Liberia
Liberia vs. Germany Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 15.9% cheaper than Germany overall.

Restaurants
pay 15.7% less in Liberia
Groceries
pay 98.8% more in Liberia
Transportation
pay 58.1% less in Liberia
Housing
pay 4.3% less in Liberia
Childcare
pay 85.8% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.7% less in Liberia
Clothing
pay 44.4% less in Liberia

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Liberia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Liberia.

Liberia vs. Germany Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.7% less for restaurants

 
Germany
Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.04
€12.87
$8.25
LRD1,648.87
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.20
€9.34
$11.00
LRD2,198.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.80
€2.57
$1.88
LRD374.74

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pay 98.8% more for groceries

 
Germany
Liberia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.03
€1.86
$1.65
LRD330.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.71
€6.14
$5.91
LRD1,180.27
Milk (1 gallon) $4.38
€4.01
$6.08
LRD1,215.81

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pay 58.1% less for transportation

 
Germany
Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.07
€6.48
$4.03
LRD805.73
Monthly public transit pass $52.96
€48.51
$20.00
LRD3,997.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,807.86
€26,389.30
$5,069.87
LRD1,013,277.19

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pay 4.3% less for housing

 
Germany
Liberia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.22
€44.17
$93.25
LRD18,637.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $790.39
€724.04
$666.67
LRD133,241.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.27
€572.78
$90.00
LRD17,987.62

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

 
Germany
Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $458.39
€419.91
$74.33
LRD14,855.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,308.95
€11,275.55
$1,500.00
LRD299,793.65

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.42
€4.05
$2.50
LRD499.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
€3.19
$3.12
LRD624.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.74
€8.00
$5.00
LRD999.31

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pay 44.4% less for clothing

 
Germany
Liberia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.34
€75.42
$18.41
LRD3,679.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.78
€37.35
$33.75
LRD6,745.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.59
€83.90
$56.25
LRD11,242.26

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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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