Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
$828.43
€761.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
$665.31
€611.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
$381.14
€350.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
$43.03
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 89.3% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
$91.97
€84.57
|
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