Cost of living comparison
Amman is 17.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Amman instead of Italy, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Italy
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
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