Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 40.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Jordan instead of France, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.08
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
France
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
France
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.33
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.03
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.87
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
France
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€711.11
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.95
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
France
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€630.34
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.51
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.49
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
France
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.72
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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