Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 28.1% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.06
|
$8.25
LRD1,488.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.10
|
$11.00
LRD1,984.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$1.88
LRD338.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.77
|
$1.65
LRD298.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.39
|
$5.91
LRD1,065.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.88
|
$6.08
LRD1,097.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.52
|
$3.63
LRD654.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.22
|
$4.48
LRD807.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.92
|
$0.74
LRD133.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.33
|
$2.58
LRD465.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.95
|
$3.95
LRD713.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.96
|
$3.18
LRD573.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$1.03
LRD185.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.30
|
$3.88
LRD699.25
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR55.00
|
$4.03
LRD727.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.23
|
$20.00
LRD3,609.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,388.35
|
$5,069.87
LRD914,859.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.17
|
$12.69
LRD2,290.26
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,019.41
|
$93.25
LRD16,826.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,983.21
|
$666.67
LRD120,300.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,820.79
|
$90.00
LRD16,240.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,453.88
|
$208.46
LRD37,616.10
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,667.35
|
$74.33
LRD13,412.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,441.98
|
$1,500.00
LRD270,675.17
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.55
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.03
|
$3.12
LRD563.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.07
|
$5.00
LRD902.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.97
|
$76.25
LRD13,759.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.59
|
$9.75
LRD1,759.34
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR864.06
|
$18.41
LRD3,322.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.92
|
$33.75
LRD6,090.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,563.51
|
$56.25
LRD10,150.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.81
|
$68.75
LRD12,405.95
|
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