Liberia vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liberia Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1280
$980
🏠 One person rent
$222
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$247
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$149
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$99.2
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$851
$6569
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
4.67
❤️ Life expectancy
62.2
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
13
🌐 English speaking %
82.7%
2%
🎓 Higher education
25
35
😀 Quality of life
24
30
🏙️ Population
5.61M
7.38M

The average cost of living in Liberia ($532) is 33% more expensive than in Libya ($401). Liberia ranked 182nd vs 195th for Libya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Liberia compared to 0.7 months in Libya. Ranked 170th and 156th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Liberia vs Libya

We calculate prices for Liberia and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 13 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Liberia Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.35
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$2.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$0.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$17.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$27.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$8.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$30.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$59.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3597
$970

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$535
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$501
47.1K
Kakata
$503
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$502
11K

In Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$457
1.29M
Misrata
$394
881K
Benghazi
$394
632K
Ajdabiya
$355
416K
Al-Khums
$389
202K
Zawiya
$316
199K
Gharyan
$372
123K
Tobruk
$360
136K
Sabratha
$364
102K
Sabha
$373
99K
Derna
$359
90K
Zuwarah
$367
80.3K
Yafran
$382
72.7K