Cost of living comparison
Amman is 49.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Amman instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 32.3% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
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