Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 15.9% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Jordan or Portugal. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.