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San Salvador vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 30.2% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 94.8% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 71.3% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Amman, you would:

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pay 69.7% more for restaurants

	Amman	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$7.00 SVC61.08	-0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$7.00 SVC61.08	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 JOD0.350	$1.14 SVC9.90	+128.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.91 SVC7.95	+151.5%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 94.8% more for groceries

	Amman	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 JOD0.390	$1.95 SVC17.01	+258.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 JOD2.330	$3.77 SVC32.86	+14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 JOD3.990	$6.84 SVC59.68	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 JOD1.810	$3.01 SVC26.26	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 JOD2.120	$2.99 SVC26.05	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 JOD0.670	$1.77 SVC15.46	+88.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.76 SVC6.60	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 JOD0.450	$1.17 SVC10.17	+83.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$1.22 SVC10.61	+255.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.97 SVC8.44	+130.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.98 SVC8.51	+180.1%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Amman	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$3.82 SVC33.34	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$15.00 SVC130.88	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,208.74 JOD20,000.000	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.99 JOD8.500	$29.93 SVC261.12	+149.6%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 71.3% more for housing

	Amman	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.31 JOD22.910	$43.33 SVC378.09	+34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$466.06 JOD330.430	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$294.91 JOD209.090	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+157.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.24 JOD57.600	$82.16 SVC716.84	+1.1%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Amman	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.56 JOD188.280	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-38.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,591.38 JOD3,964.290	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+14.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$2.00 SVC17.45	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 JOD2.910	$3.25 SVC28.35	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 JOD2.600	$4.00 SVC34.90	+9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.34 JOD42.780	$30.80 SVC268.74	-49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$5.25 SVC45.81	-53.5%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Amman	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.78 JOD39.550	$62.60 SVC546.20	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.93 JOD40.360	$45.83 SVC399.91	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.14 JOD81.640	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.27 JOD56.910	$109.17 SVC952.51	+36.0%
Average			+10.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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