Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Turkey

Ankara vs. Irbid Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 87.7% more expensive than Irbid.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 51.1% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Ankara are more expensive than in Irbid. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

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Ankara vs. Irbid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Irbid, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Irbid	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.23 JOD3.000	$10.16 TRY503.16	+140.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$9.65 TRY478.00	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$1.72 TRY84.98	+260.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 JOD0.240	$0.74 TRY36.56	+120.4%
Average			+103.7%

Irbid vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Irbid	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 JOD0.310	$0.98 TRY48.46	+122.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 JOD2.790	$5.14 TRY254.34	+30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 JOD3.080	$4.51 TRY223.24	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 JOD1.260	$2.70 TRY133.60	+51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 JOD1.510	$2.48 TRY122.71	+16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 JOD0.450	$0.89 TRY44.08	+39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 JOD0.490	$1.01 TRY49.94	+44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.59 TRY29.44	+23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 JOD0.190	$0.78 TRY38.43	+185.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.29 TRY14.49	-30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$0.26 TRY12.66	-30.5%
Average			+30.2%

Irbid vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Irbid	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.25 JOD4.430	$5.38 TRY266.59	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.19 TRY603.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,798.31 JOD19,000.000	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.78 JOD8.350	$7.82 TRY387.43	-33.6%
Average			+12.2%

Irbid vs. Ankara - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Irbid	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.03 JOD22.000	$17.61 TRY871.98	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.62 JOD155.000	$760.78 TRY37,669.21	+248.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.61 JOD116.000	$572.06 TRY28,324.97	+249.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.45 JOD52.080	$72.14 TRY3,572.03	-1.8%
Average			+163.4%

Irbid vs. Ankara - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Irbid	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.46 JOD65.560	$1,048.06 TRY51,893.40	+1033.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	$19,763.76 TRY979K	+394.6%
Average			+648.7%

Irbid vs. Ankara - Cost of childcare

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Irbid	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 JOD4.500	$5.08 TRY251.58	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.48 JOD1.050	$4.09 TRY202.61	+176.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 JOD2.500	$2.24 TRY110.70	-36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.56 JOD24.500	$72.15 TRY3,572.44	+108.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.87 JOD7.000	$8.13 TRY402.53	-17.7%
Average			+28.2%

Irbid vs. Ankara - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.1% more for clothing

	Irbid	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 JOD31.330	$53.73 TRY2,660.46	+21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.21 JOD20.000	$48.06 TRY2,379.65	+70.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.10 JOD57.500	$105.21 TRY5,209.19	+29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.37 JOD35.000	$95.84 TRY4,745.43	+94.1%
Average			+51.1%

Irbid vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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