Liberia vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liberia Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$515
$1223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$2831
🏠 One person rent
$213
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$358
$986
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$165
💸 GDP per capita
$851
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
62.2
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
46
🌐 English speaking %
82.7%
2%
🎓 Higher education
25
58
😀 Quality of life
24
33
🏙️ Population
5.61M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Liberia ($515) is 58% less expensive than in Senegal ($1223). Liberia ranked 183rd vs 64th for Senegal 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 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 167th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Liberia vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Liberia and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$48.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$43.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3991
$8886

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Cities Comparison in Liberia vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$518
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$486
47.1K
Kakata
$487
33.9K
Greenville
$487
17.6K
Yekepa
$487
11K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1281
1.44M
Thies
$1214
391K
Rufisque
$1206
295K
Saint-Louis
$1140
259K
Ziguinchor
$1109
215K
Kaolack
$1164
172K
Louga
$1141
113K
Kolda
$1119
62.3K
Fatick
$1163
39.4K