Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 1.9% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.77
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.05
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.46
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Malta
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.17
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.26
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.38
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Malta
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.14
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.41
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.98
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 70.7% more for housing
Malta
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€898.44
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€763.19
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€557.11
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.26
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€53.92
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.44
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
|
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