Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Montenegro

Tivat vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Tivat is 31.2% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 79.2% more in Tivat
Groceries: pay 15.8% more in Tivat
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Tivat
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Tivat
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Tivat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% less in Tivat
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Tivat

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

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Tivat vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.2% more for restaurants

	Amman	Tivat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$11.20 €9.97	+58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$10.64 €9.47	+50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 JOD0.440	$2.55 €2.27	+307.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$1.43 €1.27	+148.6%
Average			+79.2%

Amman vs. Tivat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.8% more for groceries

	Amman	Tivat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 JOD0.490	$1.06 €0.95	+53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 JOD3.290	$4.34 €3.86	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.15 JOD4.360	$4.90 €4.36	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 JOD1.680	$3.39 €3.02	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 JOD2.090	$3.77 €3.35	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 JOD0.840	$0.72 €0.64	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 JOD0.650	$0.78 €0.69	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.80 €0.71	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$1.30 €1.15	+253.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.44 €0.39	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.49 €0.44	+29.6%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Amman	Tivat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 JOD4.620	$6.62 €5.89	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$39.19 €34.88	-7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,260.93 JOD25,000.000	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.89 JOD8.430	$10.08 €8.97	-15.2%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Amman	Tivat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.08 JOD22.740	$33.59 €29.90	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.25 JOD328.440	$884.37 €787.12	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.77 JOD173.540	$802.01 €713.82	+227.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.40 JOD69.770	$98.73 €87.87	+0.3%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Amman	Tivat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.03 JOD343.180	$401.24 €357.12	-17.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,718.43 JOD6,890.360	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	-24.7%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Tivat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.46 JOD6.000	$3.08 €2.74	-63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 JOD3.190	$2.17 €1.94	-51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 JOD2.750	$4.37 €3.89	+12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.90 JOD36.790	$47.59 €42.36	-8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$6.16 €5.48	-45.4%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Amman	Tivat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.47 JOD45.000	$87.34 €77.74	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$82.45 JOD58.450	$39.19 €34.88	-52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.81 JOD89.200	$97.42 €86.70	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.98 JOD61.670	$105.75 €94.12	+21.6%
Average			-11.4%

Amman vs. Tivat - Cost of clothing

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