Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
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