Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 78.6% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
$10.94
€10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$8.34
€7.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
$2.88
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
$3.25
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
$6.92
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
JOD25.060
|
$38.18
€35.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,037.19
JOD19,163.960
|
$32,478.09
€30,131.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
$9.87
€9.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Jordan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.53
JOD22.350
|
$40.03
€37.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.29
JOD165.360
|
$868.97
€806.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$178.07
JOD126.220
|
$680.04
€630.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.14
JOD49.010
|
$91.68
€85.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.79
JOD94.120
|
$397.00
€368.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,464.95
JOD3,164.750
|
$7,801.09
€7,237.46
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
JOD32.630
|
$40.44
€37.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.76
JOD8.330
|
$7.87
€7.30
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.64
JOD28.800
|
$73.48
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
JOD30.160
|
$33.58
€31.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.39
JOD63.360
|
$79.41
€73.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.07
JOD47.540
|
$97.29
€90.26
|
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