Cost of living comparison
Amman is 66.8% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Amman instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
|
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