Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Jordan

Irbid vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Irbid is 38.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Irbid
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Irbid
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Irbid
Housing: pay 52.3% less in Irbid
Childcare: pay 80.1% less in Irbid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Irbid
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Irbid

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Irbid are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Irbid.

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Irbid vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Irbid instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Irbid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$4.23 JOD3.000	+42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.05 JOD5.000	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.48 JOD0.340	-26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.33 JOD0.240	-4.9%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Irbid
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$0.44 JOD0.310	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.94 JOD2.790	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.34 JOD3.080	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.78 JOD1.260	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.13 JOD1.510	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.64 JOD0.450	-63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.70 JOD0.490	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.48 JOD0.340	-61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.27 JOD0.190	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.42 JOD0.300	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.37 JOD0.260	-46.8%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Irbid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$6.25 JOD4.430	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,798.31 JOD19,000.000	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$11.78 JOD8.350	+11.7%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 52.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Irbid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$31.03 JOD22.000	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$218.62 JOD155.000	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$163.61 JOD116.000	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$73.45 JOD52.080	-10.5%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 80.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Irbid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$92.46 JOD65.560	-83.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	-75.8%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Irbid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$6.35 JOD4.500	+137.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$1.48 JOD1.050	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.53 JOD2.500	-23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$34.56 JOD24.500	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$9.87 JOD7.000	+30.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Irbid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$44.19 JOD31.330	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$28.21 JOD20.000	-34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$81.10 JOD57.500	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$49.37 JOD35.000	-55.1%
Average			-37.4%

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