Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 31.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Jordan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Jordan
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Jordan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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