Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Jordan

Amman vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Amman is 45.1% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Amman
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Amman
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Amman
Housing: pay 1.6% more in Amman
Childcare: pay 10.1 times more in Amman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Amman
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Amman

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

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Amman vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$7.05 JOD5.000	+84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.05 JOD5.000	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$0.63 JOD0.440	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.58 JOD0.410	+119.0%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Colombo	Amman
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.69 JOD0.490	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$4.64 JOD3.290	-32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$6.15 JOD4.360	+2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.37 JOD1.680	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.95 JOD2.090	+33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.18 JOD0.840	-61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.92 JOD0.650	+148.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.82 JOD0.580	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.37 JOD0.260	-35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.42 JOD0.300	-7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.38 JOD0.270	+8.0%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Colombo	Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$6.52 JOD4.620	+26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$42.31 JOD30.000	+488.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$35,260.93 JOD25,000.000	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$11.89 JOD8.430	+260.9%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 1.6% more for housing

	Colombo	Amman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$32.08 JOD22.740	+54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$463.25 JOD328.440	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$244.77 JOD173.540	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$98.40 JOD69.770	+139.2%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 10.1 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$484.03 JOD343.180	+1181.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$9,718.43 JOD6,890.360	+703.9%
Average			+914.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$8.46 JOD6.000	+283.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$4.50 JOD3.190	+79.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$3.88 JOD2.750	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$51.90 JOD36.790	+270.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$11.28 JOD8.000	+148.9%
Average			+132.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Amman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$63.47 JOD45.000	+250.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$82.45 JOD58.450	+396.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$125.81 JOD89.200	+59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$86.98 JOD61.670	+108.3%
Average			+175.4%

Colombo vs. Amman - Cost of clothing

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