Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.1 times more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Amman, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 76.1% more for groceries
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
|
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