Cost of living comparison
Amman is 27.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Amman instead of Germany, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Germany
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Germany
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Amman or Germany. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.