Cost of living comparison
Greece is 68.8% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$40.24
€37.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$13.03
€12.17
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
Jordan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$429.23
€400.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$358.56
€334.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$341.10
€318.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$45.22
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$99.20
€92.66
|
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