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Somalia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 33.0% cheaper than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 36.4% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 48.6% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 38.1% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Somalia
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Somalia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.5% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,641.12	$2.65 SOS1,510	-67.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,188.16	$4.67 SOS2,659	-57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD372.98	$0.81 SOS461	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD497.31	$0.51 SOS291	-79.6%
Average			-65.5%

Liberia vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

	Liberia	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD328.91	$0.97 SOS554	-41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,174.72	$1.96 SOS1,116	-66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,210.10	$5.93 SOS3,379	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD721.69	$2.21 SOS1,258	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD890.47	$2.67 SOS1,522	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD147.68	$1.73 SOS984	+132.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD512.94	$0.88 SOS503	-65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD786.46	$1.32 SOS750	-66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD632.66	$0.54 SOS310	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD204.87	$0.60 SOS342	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD770.83	$0.54 SOS309	-86.0%
Average			-36.4%

Liberia vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Liberia	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD801.94	$4.12 SOS2,349	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,978.47	$25.00 SOS14,245	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,008,517.70	$5,750.00 SOS3,276,323	+13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,524.73	$7.43 SOS4,235	-41.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 48.6% less for housing

	Liberia	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,549.61	$30.62 SOS17,450	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD132,615.77	$160.00 SOS91,167	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,903.13	$93.33 SOS53,181	+3.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,467.04	$94.31 SOS53,740	-54.8%
Average			-48.6%

Liberia vs. Somalia - Cost of housing

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pay 38.1% less for childcare

	Liberia	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,786.14	$55.21 SOS31,457	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD298,385.48	$742.50 SOS423,073	-50.5%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD497.31	$7.00 SOS3,989	+180.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD621.64	$1.24 SOS704	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD994.62	$1.34 SOS766	-73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,167.93	$30.00 SOS17,094	-60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,939.46	$5.00 SOS2,849	-48.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Liberia	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,662.66	$18.61 SOS10,605	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,713.67	$23.11 SOS13,169	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,189.46	$25.89 SOS14,751	-54.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,676.00	$45.78 SOS26,084	-33.4%
Average			-29.4%

Liberia vs. Somalia - 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: February 2025

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