Cost of living comparison
Amman is 28.4% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Amman instead of France, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
France
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
France
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
France
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
France
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
France
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
France
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
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