Cost of living and expenses in Liberia

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Liberia? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Liberia, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Liberia (The last update: 4 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Liberia Liberian dollar (LRD). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.81 thousand Liberian dollars. For 100 US dollars you can get 18.1 thousand Liberian dollars. And the other way around: For 100 Liberian dollars you can get 0.552 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Liberia? Look here: Prices in cities in Liberia

Prices: Monrovia   Fish Town   Gbarnga  


Price fees $273 ($102 - $516)

fees

$273 ($102 - $516)
33% more than in United States

Price internet $93 ($9.7 - $180)

internet

$93 ($9.7 - $180)
31% more than in United States

Price jeans $18.4 ($10 - $50)

jeans

$18.4 ($10 - $50)
65% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $2.03K

average earnings

$2.03K
by half less than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $613 ($200 - $1.5K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$613 ($200 - $1.5K)
66% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $296 ($150 - $1K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$296 ($150 - $1K)
88% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Liberia:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $3 (LRD 543)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $5.2 (LRD 937)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.1 (LRD 202)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $5.07K (LRD 918K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $613 (LRD 111K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $90 (LRD 16.3K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.83K (LRD 331K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $296 (LRD 53.7K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $273 (LRD 49.4K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $93 (LRD 16.9K)
  11. numb_34 $23 (LRD 4.08K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $18.4 (LRD 3.34K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $34 (LRD 6.11K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $56 (LRD 10.2K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $69 (LRD 12.5K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $21.5K (LRD 3.89M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $74 (LRD 13.5K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $5K (LRD 906K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $1.5K (LRD 272K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $2.5K (LRD 453K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $2.03K (LRD 367K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 5%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.8 (LRD 498)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.2 (LRD 225)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $17.5 (LRD 3.17K)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price bottle of water $2.5 ($2 - $4)

bottle of water

$2.5 ($2 - $4)
21% more than in United States

Price jeans $18.4 ($10 - $50)

jeans

$18.4 ($10 - $50)
65% is less expensive than in United States

Price local beer $2.5 ($2 - $6)

local beer

$2.5 ($2 - $6)
by half less than in United States

Price wine $6.5 ($4 - $15)

wine

$6.5 ($4 - $15)
by half less than in United States

Price cheap restaurant $10 ($5 - $30)

cheap restaurant

$10 ($5 - $30)
by half less than in United States

Price Burger King or a similar bar $10 ($8 - $12)

Burger King or a similar bar

$10 ($8 - $12)
7% is less expensive than in United States