Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 0.5% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 45.7% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
|
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