Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 34.1% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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