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
SEK131.48
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 45.7% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
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