Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 39.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Belgium
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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