Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.7 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,482.45
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,299.67
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,170.37
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,176.61
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
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pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,076.86
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS45,887.92
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,052.48
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,218.98
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,495.92
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,383.15
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,851.27
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,357.16
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,307.01
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,761.10
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,222.78
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,372.13
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS88,763.63
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS237,220,577.18
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,595.02
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
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pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS163,371.57
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,290,896.43
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,015,499.00
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS373,762.05
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
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pay 71.3% less for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,633,731.30
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS90,793,861.77
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,974.96
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,138.44
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,824.56
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS552,578.76
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,582.27
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
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pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS418,733.09
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS604,731.89
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,105,126.19
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,214,346.32
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
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