Cost of living comparison
Amman is 73.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Amman instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
|
pay 41.7% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
|
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