Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 31.7% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Liberia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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