Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 42.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Iceland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 12.6% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
|
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