Cost of living comparison
London is 3.1 times more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in London instead of Amman, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Amman
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
|
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