Liberia vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liberia Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$2871
🏠 One person rent
$227
$854
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1462
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$118
$897
💸 GDP per capita
$846
$13216
😃 Human freedom index
6.52
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
62.2
81
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
38
🌐 English speaking %
82.7%
70%
🎓 Higher education
22
11
😀 Quality of life
25
62
🏙️ Population
5.61M
528K

The average cost of living in Liberia ($533) is 61% less expensive than in Maldives ($1354). Liberia ranked 182nd vs 45th for Maldives 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 Maldives. Ranked 167th and 63rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Liberia vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Liberia and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$5.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.76
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$3356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.1
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.33
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$80.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$27
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3150
$3569

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In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$536
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$503
47.1K
Kakata
$502
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$503
11K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1320
133K
Hulhumale
$1445
50K