Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 8.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Poland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Poland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
Poland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Poland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Poland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
|
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