Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 3.2 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 94.6% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
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