Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

New Zealand

Wellington vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 84.9% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 85.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 70.1% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Wellington

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Amman. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.7% more for restaurants

	Amman	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 JOD0.440	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+286.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+197.0%
Average			+87.7%

Amman vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.5% more for groceries

	Amman	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 JOD0.490	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+211.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 JOD3.290	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.15 JOD4.360	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 JOD1.680	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+191.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 JOD2.090	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 JOD0.840	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 JOD0.650	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+699.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+126.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+49.5%
Average			+85.5%

Amman vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Amman	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 JOD4.620	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$101.23 NZ$179.01	+139.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,260.93 JOD25,000.000	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.89 JOD8.430	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+36.2%
Average			+19.1%

Amman vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Amman	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.08 JOD22.740	$53.32 NZ$94.29	+66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.25 JOD328.440	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	+162.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.77 JOD173.540	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+366.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.40 JOD69.770	$149.83 NZ$264.95	+52.3%
Average			+197.4%

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pay 70.1% more for childcare

	Amman	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.03 JOD343.180	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+118.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,718.43 JOD6,890.360	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+32.7%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.46 JOD6.000	$7.28 NZ$12.88	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 JOD3.190	$3.34 NZ$5.91	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 JOD2.750	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+549.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.90 JOD36.790	$38.09 NZ$67.36	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+6.7%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Amman	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.47 JOD45.000	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$82.45 JOD58.450	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.81 JOD89.200	$101.77 NZ$179.97	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.98 JOD61.670	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+75.5%
Average			-12.2%

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