Cost of living comparison

Jordan

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Croatia

Dubrovnik vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Dubrovnik is 52.5% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Dubrovnik
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Dubrovnik
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Dubrovnik
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Dubrovnik
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Dubrovnik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Dubrovnik
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Dubrovnik

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

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Dubrovnik vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Amman	Dubrovnik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$19.60 HRK131.37	+177.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$12.88 HRK86.33	+82.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 JOD0.440	$4.64 HRK31.13	+641.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$4.62 HRK30.97	+702.9%
Average			+194.2%

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Amman	Dubrovnik
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 JOD0.490	$1.19 HRK8.01	+72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 JOD3.290	$5.04 HRK33.78	+8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.15 JOD4.360	$4.03 HRK27.00	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 JOD1.680	$4.12 HRK27.63	+74.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 JOD2.090	$4.06 HRK27.24	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 JOD0.840	$0.83 HRK5.56	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 JOD0.650	$0.63 HRK4.20	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.76 HRK5.11	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$1.24 HRK8.29	+237.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.41 HRK2.72	-3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.42 HRK2.81	+10.0%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Amman	Dubrovnik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 JOD4.620	$7.04 HRK47.18	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$54.87 HRK367.84	+29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,260.93 JOD25,000.000	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.89 JOD8.430	$14.11 HRK94.59	+18.7%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Amman	Dubrovnik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.08 JOD22.740	$42.81 HRK286.99	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.25 JOD328.440	$1,466.85 HRK9,833.96	+216.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.77 JOD173.540	$919.30 HRK6,163.12	+275.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.40 JOD69.770	$138.04 HRK925.45	+40.3%
Average			+187.4%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Amman	Dubrovnik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.03 JOD343.180	$89.58 HRK600.55	-81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,718.43 JOD6,890.360	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	-29.7%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Dubrovnik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.46 JOD6.000	$5.60 HRK37.53	-33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 JOD3.190	$4.14 HRK27.78	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 JOD2.750	$5.32 HRK35.70	+37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.90 JOD36.790	$69.05 HRK462.92	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$8.12 HRK54.42	-28.1%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Amman	Dubrovnik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.47 JOD45.000	$72.78 HRK487.94	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$82.45 JOD58.450	$27.99 HRK187.67	-66.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.81 JOD89.200	$67.18 HRK450.41	-46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.98 JOD61.670	$78.38 HRK525.48	-9.9%
Average			-34.2%

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