Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Turkey

Istanbul vs. Irbid Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 2.0 times more expensive than Irbid.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 41.8% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Irbid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Irbid	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.23 JOD3.000	$12.19 TRY603.79	+188.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$9.35 TRY462.91	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$1.73 TRY85.71	+263.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 JOD0.240	$0.58 TRY28.65	+72.7%
Average			+113.6%

Irbid vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Irbid	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 JOD0.310	$0.92 TRY45.58	+108.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 JOD2.790	$5.28 TRY261.28	+34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 JOD3.080	$4.69 TRY231.97	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 JOD1.260	$2.41 TRY119.39	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 JOD1.510	$2.54 TRY125.71	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 JOD0.450	$0.85 TRY42.16	+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 JOD0.490	$1.03 TRY50.86	+47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.57 TRY28.34	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 JOD0.190	$0.84 TRY41.37	+207.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.31 TRY15.36	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$0.29 TRY14.17	-22.2%
Average			+31.4%

Irbid vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Irbid	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.25 JOD4.430	$5.43 TRY269.03	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.03 TRY3,318.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,798.31 JOD19,000.000	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+89.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.78 JOD8.350	$8.40 TRY416.09	-28.6%
Average			+15.7%

Irbid vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Irbid	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.03 JOD22.000	$16.15 TRY799.42	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.62 JOD155.000	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+356.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.61 JOD116.000	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+296.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.45 JOD52.080	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	-6.2%
Average			+205.0%

Irbid vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Irbid	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.46 JOD65.560	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+1004.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+550.6%
Average			+747.8%

Irbid vs. Istanbul - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Irbid	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 JOD4.500	$4.78 TRY236.49	-24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.48 JOD1.050	$4.31 TRY213.63	+191.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 JOD2.500	$2.34 TRY115.73	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.56 JOD24.500	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+120.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.87 JOD7.000	$8.13 TRY402.53	-17.7%
Average			+30.3%

Irbid vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.8% more for clothing

	Irbid	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 JOD31.330	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.21 JOD20.000	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.10 JOD57.500	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.37 JOD35.000	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+93.5%
Average			+41.8%

Irbid vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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