Cost of living comparison
Italy is 64.4% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Italy instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 81.7% more for groceries
Amman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Amman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
Amman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 95.4% more for childcare
Amman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Amman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$114.84
€106.65
|
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