Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 43.1% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 77.1% more for restaurants
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Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$8.25
LRD1,488.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
$11.00
LRD1,984.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
$1.88
LRD338.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
$1.65
LRD298.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
$5.91
LRD1,065.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
$6.08
LRD1,097.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
$3.63
LRD654.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$4.48
LRD807.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
$0.74
LRD133.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$2.58
LRD465.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$3.95
LRD713.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
$3.18
LRD573.90
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
$1.03
LRD185.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$3.88
LRD699.25
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
$4.03
LRD727.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$20.00
LRD3,609.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
$5,069.87
LRD914,859.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
$12.69
LRD2,290.26
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$93.25
LRD16,826.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
$666.67
LRD120,300.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
$90.00
LRD16,240.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
$208.46
LRD37,616.10
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$74.33
LRD13,412.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
$1,500.00
LRD270,675.17
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
$3.12
LRD563.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$5.00
LRD902.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
$76.25
LRD13,759.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$9.75
LRD1,759.34
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
$18.41
LRD3,322.52
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
$33.75
LRD6,090.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
$56.25
LRD10,150.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
$68.75
LRD12,405.95
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