Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 15.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
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