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
€12.63
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
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