Cost of living comparison
Amman is 34.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Amman instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
|
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