"You Can Withdraw Dollars From ATM": Lady Visits Liberia, Discovers They Spend US Dollars in Streets
- A Nigerian lady took a trip to Liberia and found out that the country accepts the US Dollar as a legal tender in addition to the Liberian currency
- Toke said the most interesting thing was that the US dollar was easily available as it could be accessed through ATMs
- The lady said she met a Nigerian man in Liberia who told her that life in the West African country is relatively good
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A lady visited Liberia and discovered how easy it is to access the US dollar in the West African country.
The lady, Toke, a tourism enthusiast, said Liberia has two legal tenders citizens use to transact - the Liberian dollar and the US dollar.
Source: TikTok
A check online shows that the Liberian dollar equals 0.0054 cents to the US dollar.
US Dollar easily available in Liberia as compared to Nigeria
In a video, Toke said her journey to Liberia was eye-opening as she discovered that the US dollar could be accessed through street ATMs.
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This is in contrast to Nigeria, where getting the US dollar comes at an exorbitant exchange rate to the naira. One US Dollar currently exchanges for over N784.
Toke revealed that even street foods and items like recharge cards are sold in US Dollars.
She said she met a Nigerian man who lives in Liberia, and the man said life in the country is good. In today's exchange rates, one Liberian dollar exchanges for N4.2089.
Legit.ng contacted Toke, and he said life in Leberia is good. Her words:
"Life in Liberia is super chilled and quite easy, too. It’s a blend of the UK and Nigeria to picture it a bit. Spending the country's local currency is more advisable if you’re converting from Naira. This is based on the devaluation of Naira. Things are priced almost the same as in Nigeria, except for food. The rate of employment in Liberia is better than in Nigeria, and with the dollar advantage, most Nigerians I met prefer working in Liberia to Nigeria. Liberia is an English-speaking country which makes it easy to navigate and they are largely Christians. Liberians are sweet and loving people. Very accommodating and ready to help."
Watch the video below:
Reactions to video of a lady who took a trip to Liberia
@Travel With Miracle said:
"One of the oldest countries in Africa, but long war destroyed many things in the country."
@johnnie commented:
"Things are very expensive."
@Clinton said:
"1 Liberian dollar equals 4.17 Nigerian Naira."
@Jennifer Iheanacho asked:
"What’s the exchange rate, please?"
@Jennifer Iheanacho said:
"E be like say I go move o."
Lady acquires ECOWAS passport to travel West Africa visa-free
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a lady preparing to tour West African countries got an ECOWAS passport.
The lady said she paid N25k for the passport, and she got it the same day.
She said the passport can be used to travel to West African countries visa-free.
Source: Legit.ng
