Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 75.2% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Amman, you would:
pay 71.7% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Amman
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Amman
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 84.3% more for housing
Amman
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Amman
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Amman
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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