Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 23.6% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Amman, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
Amman
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 74.4% more for groceries
Amman
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Amman
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 70.8% more for housing
Amman
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Amman
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Amman
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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