Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 52.2% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 81.4% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.6% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Namibia	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD149.97	$8.25 LRD1,649.00	+3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD79.78	$11.00 LRD2,198.66	+160.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.71	$1.88 LRD374.77	+125.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.89	$2.50 LRD499.70	+265.7%
Average			+138.6%

Namibia vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Namibia	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD16.51	$1.65 LRD330.49	+88.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD62.88	$5.91 LRD1,180.36	+77.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD96.47	$6.08 LRD1,215.91	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD48.38	$3.63 LRD725.16	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.94	$4.48 LRD894.74	+92.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.98	$0.74 LRD148.39	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD14.45	$2.58 LRD515.41	+236.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.44	$3.95 LRD790.24	+454.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.69	$3.18 LRD635.69	+282.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.25	$1.03 LRD205.85	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.59	$3.88 LRD774.53	+315.5%
Average			+146.7%

Namibia vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Namibia	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD89.97	$4.03 LRD805.79	-15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD642.71	$20.00 LRD3,997.57	-41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD294,576.71	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,359.10	-67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.90	$12.69 LRD2,536.85	+78.7%
Average			-11.4%

Namibia vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.4% more for housing

	Namibia	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,204.95	$93.25 LRD18,638.66	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,527.85	$666.67 LRD133,252.39	+47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD6,187.89	$90.00 LRD17,989.07	-72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD970.54	$208.46 LRD41,666.11	+305.0%
Average			+81.4%

Namibia vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Namibia	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,195.71	$74.33 LRD14,857.12	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,990.05	$1,500.00 LRD299,817.89	-71.7%
Average			-63.9%

Namibia vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD28.12	$2.50 LRD499.70	+67.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD34.04	$3.12 LRD624.62	+73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD55.97	$5.00 LRD999.39	+68.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD654.67	$76.25 LRD15,240.74	+119.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD92.39	$9.75 LRD1,948.77	+99.0%
Average			+85.6%

Namibia vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Namibia	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD706.98	$18.41 LRD3,680.25	-50.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD508.55	$33.75 LRD6,745.90	+25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,321.13	$56.25 LRD11,243.17	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,312.21	$68.75 LRD13,741.65	-1.2%
Average			-11.7%

Namibia 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: April 2025

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