Liberia vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Liberia	Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1267	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$227	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$832
💸 GDP per capita	$846	$17859
😃 Human freedom index	6.52	8.01
❤️ Life expectancy	62.2	75
👮 Corruption perceptions index	27	72
🌐 English speaking %	82.7%	37.9%
🎓 Higher education	22	14
😀 Quality of life	25	61
🏙️ Population	5.61M	121K

The average cost of living in Liberia ($533) is 66% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1585). Liberia ranked 182nd vs 34th for the Seychelles 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 0.5 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 167th and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Liberia vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Liberia and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 1 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	Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$508	$2163
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.7%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.1	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3150	$8213