Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

United Arab Emirates

Dubai vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Dubai is 96.5% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% more in Dubai
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Dubai
Transportation: pay 15.3% less in Dubai
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Dubai
Childcare: pay 81.0% more in Dubai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.0% more in Dubai
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Dubai

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Dubai are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Dubai. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Dubai.

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Dubai vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dubai instead of Amman, you would:

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pay 65.3% more for restaurants

	Amman	Dubai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$12.80 AED46.99	+81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$9.53 AED35.00	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 JOD0.440	$1.67 AED6.12	+166.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$0.79 AED2.89	+37.0%
Average			+65.3%

Amman vs. Dubai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Amman	Dubai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 JOD0.490	$1.54 AED5.66	+122.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 JOD3.290	$6.21 AED22.81	+33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.15 JOD4.360	$6.92 AED25.40	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 JOD1.680	$3.34 AED12.26	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 JOD2.090	$4.36 AED16.00	+47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 JOD0.840	$1.19 AED4.39	+1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 JOD0.650	$0.88 AED3.23	-4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.85 AED3.12	+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$0.64 AED2.34	+73.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.51 AED1.89	+22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.45 AED1.67	+19.2%
Average			+29.9%

Amman vs. Dubai - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% less for transportation

	Amman	Dubai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 JOD4.620	$3.66 AED13.44	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$74.87 AED274.97	+76.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,260.93 JOD25,000.000	$27,226.44 AED99,989.11	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.89 JOD8.430	$8.86 AED32.56	-25.4%
Average			-15.3%

Amman vs. Dubai - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Amman	Dubai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.08 JOD22.740	$92.93 AED341.28	+189.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.25 JOD328.440	$2,407.39 AED8,841.14	+419.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.77 JOD173.540	$1,513.73 AED5,559.16	+518.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.40 JOD69.770	$187.87 AED689.96	+90.9%
Average			+365.6%

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pay 81.0% more for childcare

	Amman	Dubai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.03 JOD343.180	$859.15 AED3,155.21	+77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,718.43 JOD6,890.360	$17,941.05 AED65,888.51	+84.6%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Dubai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.46 JOD6.000	$13.61 AED49.99	+60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 JOD3.190	$5.96 AED21.89	+32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 JOD2.750	$5.99 AED22.00	+54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.90 JOD36.790	$99.96 AED367.10	+92.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$16.34 AED59.99	+44.8%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Amman	Dubai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.47 JOD45.000	$67.92 AED249.45	+7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$82.45 JOD58.450	$56.98 AED209.24	-30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.81 JOD89.200	$102.70 AED377.18	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.98 JOD61.670	$99.57 AED365.67	+14.5%
Average			-8.8%

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