Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 87.7% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% more in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 97.3% more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 24.5% more in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Queenstown

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Queenstown are more expensive than in Amman. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Queenstown.

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Queenstown vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.5% more for restaurants

	Amman	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+98.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 JOD0.440	$2.07 NZ$3.67	+230.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+255.4%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 97.3% more for groceries

	Amman	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 JOD0.490	$1.96 NZ$3.46	+182.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 JOD3.290	$4.17 NZ$7.37	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.15 JOD4.360	$8.05 NZ$14.24	+30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 JOD1.680	$5.77 NZ$10.21	+143.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 JOD2.090	$4.50 NZ$7.96	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 JOD0.840	$1.34 NZ$2.36	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 JOD0.650	$1.05 NZ$1.86	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$1.70 NZ$3.01	+107.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$2.44 NZ$4.32	+566.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$1.56 NZ$2.77	+272.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.82 NZ$1.45	+114.8%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Amman	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 JOD4.620	$6.42 NZ$11.36	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$120.44 NZ$212.99	+184.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,260.93 JOD25,000.000	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.89 JOD8.430	$17.47 NZ$30.89	+46.9%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Amman	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.08 JOD22.740	$51.87 NZ$91.73	+61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.25 JOD328.440	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	+221.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.77 JOD173.540	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	+417.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.40 JOD69.770	$84.02 NZ$148.58	-14.6%
Average			+208.0%

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pay 24.5% more for childcare

	Amman	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.03 JOD343.180	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	+99.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,718.43 JOD6,890.360	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	-22.2%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.46 JOD6.000	$6.72 NZ$11.89	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 JOD3.190	$3.22 NZ$5.70	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 JOD2.750	$26.89 NZ$47.55	+593.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.90 JOD36.790	$55.32 NZ$97.83	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$10.22 NZ$18.08	-9.4%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Amman	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.47 JOD45.000	$58.26 NZ$103.03	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$82.45 JOD58.450	$45.94 NZ$81.23	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.81 JOD89.200	$91.03 NZ$160.98	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.98 JOD61.670	$134.45 NZ$237.75	+54.6%
Average			-13.0%

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