Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 53.4% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 4.4 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 48.0% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 57.7% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.1% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	+44.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$1.88 LRD374.98	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$2.50 LRD499.98	+121.2%
Average			+50.3%

Lebanon vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$1.65 LRD330.68	+165.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	+42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$3.63 LRD725.57	+67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$4.48 LRD895.25	+36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$0.74 LRD148.47	+29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$2.58 LRD515.70	+540.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$3.95 LRD790.69	+1170.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$3.18 LRD636.05	+614.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$1.03 LRD205.97	+225.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$3.88 LRD774.97	+885.6%
Average			+344.3%

Lebanon vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$4.03 LRD806.25	+15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	-73.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	-80.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	-0.5%
Average			-34.8%

Lebanon vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.0% more for housing

	Lebanon	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	+192.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	+34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	-64.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	+29.3%
Average			+48.0%

Lebanon vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	-50.9%
Average			-57.7%

Lebanon vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$2.50 LRD499.98	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$3.12 LRD624.97	+64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$5.00 LRD999.96	+150.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	+93.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	+44.4%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	-67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	-26.0%
Average			-43.7%

Lebanon vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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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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