Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 2.2 times more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 4.4 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 54.8% more in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,706.65	$8.25 LRD1,648.87	+184.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,817.17	$11.00 LRD2,198.49	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,650.12	$1.88 LRD374.74	+201.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS811.62	$2.50 LRD499.66	+717.4%
Average			+296.9%

Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

	Tanzania	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,918.87	$1.65 LRD330.47	+128.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,065.57	$5.91 LRD1,180.27	+55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS12,005.88	$6.08 LRD1,215.81	+34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,468.54	$3.63 LRD725.10	+115.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,230.34	$4.48 LRD894.67	+90.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,955.75	$0.74 LRD148.38	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,015.63	$2.58 LRD515.36	+573.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS914.25	$3.95 LRD790.18	+1047.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS938.16	$3.18 LRD635.64	+799.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS806.70	$1.03 LRD205.84	+238.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,332.04	$3.88 LRD774.47	+672.0%
Average			+338.5%

Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Tanzania	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,358.08	$4.03 LRD805.73	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS51,871.67	$20.00 LRD3,997.25	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS41,991,350.70	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,277.19	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,565.97	$12.69 LRD2,536.64	+17.9%
Average			-13.4%

Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Tanzania	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS159,073.12	$93.25 LRD18,637.16	+55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS767,804.05	$666.67 LRD133,241.62	+130.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS628,489.05	$90.00 LRD17,987.62	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS106,162.32	$208.46 LRD41,662.74	+421.1%
Average			+136.3%

Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS626,364.46	$74.33 LRD14,855.92	-68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,417,366.53	$1,500.00 LRD299,793.65	-75.8%
Average			-72.2%

Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,112.30	$2.50 LRD499.66	+113.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,734.70	$3.12 LRD624.57	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,754.90	$5.00 LRD999.31	+179.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS96,568.34	$76.25 LRD15,239.51	+109.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,067.48	$9.75 LRD1,948.61	+71.7%
Average			+103.6%

Tanzania vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 54.8% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,340.81	$18.41 LRD3,679.95	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS57,738.11	$33.75 LRD6,745.36	+55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS119,798.85	$56.25 LRD11,242.26	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS102,243.65	$68.75 LRD13,740.54	+78.4%
Average			+54.8%

Tanzania 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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