Cost of living comparison
Amman is 43.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Amman instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
|
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