Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 3.7 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.8 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 5.5 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 7.4 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 1.6% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 44.0% more in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 6.8 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR214.97	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	+424.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR916.81	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	+64.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR56.78	$1.88 LRD374.98	+351.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.52	$2.50 LRD499.98	+1488.6%
Average			+582.2%

Nepal vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.5 times more for groceries

	Nepal	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR63.49	$1.65 LRD330.68	+256.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR438.25	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	+84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR384.20	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	+116.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR204.98	$3.63 LRD725.57	+142.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR193.14	$4.48 LRD895.25	+216.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR134.80	$0.74 LRD148.47	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR55.11	$2.58 LRD515.70	+539.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR64.99	$3.95 LRD790.69	+731.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.47	$3.18 LRD636.05	+1092.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.29	$1.03 LRD205.97	+456.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.65	$3.88 LRD774.97	+1386.0%
Average			+454.3%

Nepal vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Nepal	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR661.64	$4.03 LRD806.25	-16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,177.36	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	+25.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,217,670.88	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	-83.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,245.25	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	+39.4%
Average			-8.8%

Nepal vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.4 times more for housing

	Nepal	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,271.37	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	+902.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,463.39	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	+695.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,209.62	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	+70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,833.21	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	+906.0%
Average			+643.6%

Nepal vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.6% less for childcare

	Nepal	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,052.98	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	+44.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR388,204.72	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	-47.2%
Average			-1.6%

Nepal vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR301.56	$2.50 LRD499.98	+13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR214.15	$3.12 LRD624.97	+99.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR397.15	$5.00 LRD999.96	+72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,272.92	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	+358.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR404.26	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	+229.7%
Average			+154.7%

Nepal vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.0% more for clothing

	Nepal	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,920.70	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	-13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,692.85	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,509.97	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	+39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,178.36	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	+125.0%
Average			+44.0%

Nepal vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Nepal vs.

France

Nepal vs.

Canada

Nepal vs.

Egypt

Nepal vs.

Italy

Nepal vs.

Austria

Nepal vs.

Thailand

Nepal vs.

Ecuador

Nepal vs.

Ireland

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Kathmandu vs. Monrovia

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Nepal

Add prices for Liberia

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Liberia or Nepal. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.