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Liberia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 72.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 51.0% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$8.25 LRD1,549.53	+62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$11.00 LRD2,066.05	+126.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.88 LRD352.17	+123.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$2.50 LRD469.56	+379.0%
Average			+172.8%

Mongolia vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Mongolia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.65 LRD310.56	+79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$5.91 LRD1,109.16	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$6.08 LRD1,142.57	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$3.63 LRD681.42	+64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$4.48 LRD840.78	+119.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.74 LRD139.44	-56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$2.58 LRD484.32	+97.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$3.95 LRD742.57	+106.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$3.18 LRD597.35	+116.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$1.03 LRD193.44	+237.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$3.88 LRD727.81	+751.0%
Average			+137.6%

Mongolia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.0% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.03 LRD757.19	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$20.00 LRD3,756.45	+147.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$5,069.87 LRD952,235.52	-83.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$12.69 LRD2,383.83	+139.6%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$93.25 LRD17,514.42	+536.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$666.67 LRD125,214.90	+19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$90.00 LRD16,904.01	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$208.46 LRD39,152.90	+255.5%
Average			+183.0%

Mongolia vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$74.33 LRD13,960.97	-51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$1,500.00 LRD281,733.53	-80.5%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.50 LRD469.56	+41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.12 LRD586.94	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$5.00 LRD939.11	+183.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$76.25 LRD14,321.45	+27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$9.75 LRD1,831.22	+113.7%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$18.41 LRD3,458.26	-72.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$33.75 LRD6,339.00	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$56.25 LRD10,565.01	-36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$68.75 LRD12,912.79	-51.7%
Average			-48.4%

Mongolia 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: January 2025

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