Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 17.1% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Liberia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
|
South Korea
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.16
₩8,909
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
₩7,578
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
₩2,129
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₩1,145
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
South Korea
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
₩4,450
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
₩7,817
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₩10,788
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,988
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
₩4,803
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.17
₩4,582
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
₩2,153
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
₩3,662
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
₩3,492
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
₩2,640
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₩1,750
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
|
South Korea
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₩6,353
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.32
₩65,546
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.17
₩11,820
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
South Korea
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.65
₩25,535
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.93
₩617,523
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.41
₩475,023
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
₩161,164
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
South Korea
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.40
₩540,094
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,907.58
₩33,133,975
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Korea
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.09
₩4,475
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
₩4,902
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
₩4,649
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.71
₩66,118
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.10
₩14,607
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
|
South Korea
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.70
₩87,804
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.52
₩64,398
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.99
₩105,578
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.73
₩135,573
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
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