Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.4 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 15.9% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
|
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