Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 4.5% cheaper than Amman.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Amman, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Amman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Amman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Amman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Amman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Amman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Amman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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