Cost of living comparison
Amman is 0.5% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Amman instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Beirut
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
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