Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 1.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.7% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 82.7% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.03	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	-33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.62	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	+48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$1.88 LRD374.98	+135.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.67	$2.50 LRD499.98	+180.4%
Average			+82.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.12	$1.65 LRD330.68	+11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	+168.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.91	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.19	$3.63 LRD725.57	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.50	$4.48 LRD895.25	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.41	$0.74 LRD148.47	-52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.92	$2.58 LRD515.70	+115.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.18	$3.95 LRD790.69	+126.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.33	$3.18 LRD636.05	+57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$1.03 LRD205.97	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.63	$3.88 LRD774.97	+183.6%
Average			+54.4%

Papua New Guinea vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.68	$4.03 LRD806.25	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.78	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	+19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	-80.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.83	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	-42.4%
Average			-27.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK321.94	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	+166.9%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	-66.7%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$2.50 LRD499.98	+1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.55	$3.12 LRD624.97	+70.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.82	$5.00 LRD999.96	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.26	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	+68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.72	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	+12.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.77	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	-53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.71	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.36	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.69	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	-30.2%
Average			-30.1%

Papua New Guinea 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: March 2025

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