Cost of living comparison
Amman is 15.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Amman instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$56.39
JOD39.970
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$32,421.76
JOD22,980.550
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Libreville
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$36.63
JOD25.970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$348.46
JOD246.990
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$264.96
JOD187.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$59.50
JOD42.180
|
|
pay 90.7% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$201.81
JOD143.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$5,880.81
JOD4,168.320
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$104.73
JOD74.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
|
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