Cost of living comparison
London is 3.3 times more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in London instead of Amman, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
|
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