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Az-zarqa' vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Az-zarqa' is 57.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 70.9% less in Az-zarqa'
Groceries: pay 55.3% less in Az-zarqa'
Transportation: pay 45.6% less in Az-zarqa'
Housing: pay 60.1% less in Az-zarqa'
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Az-zarqa'
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Az-zarqa'
Clothing: pay 51.3% less in Az-zarqa'

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Az-zarqa'.

Az-zarqa' vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Az-zarqa' instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 70.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Az-zarqa'
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$4.23 JOD3.000	-75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$5.64 JOD4.000	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$0.44 JOD0.310	-82.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$0.35 JOD0.250	-73.7%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

	Rome	Az-zarqa'
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$0.54 JOD0.390	-75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$3.29 JOD2.330	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$5.34 JOD3.790	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$1.89 JOD1.340	-59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$2.45 JOD1.730	-55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.71 JOD0.500	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.62 JOD0.440	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.55 JOD0.390	-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$0.34 JOD0.240	-76.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.38 JOD0.270	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.35 JOD0.250	-64.4%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 45.6% less for transportation

	Rome	Az-zarqa'
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$5.09 JOD3.610	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$21.16 JOD15.000	-48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$16,925.25 JOD12,000.000	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$8.21 JOD5.820	-58.7%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 60.1% less for housing

	Rome	Az-zarqa'
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$28.21 JOD20.000	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$162.20 JOD115.000	-88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$121.65 JOD86.250	-86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$81.24 JOD57.600	-52.7%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Az-zarqa'
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$91.09 JOD64.580	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$2,820.87 JOD2,000.000	-74.2%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Az-zarqa'
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$4.23 JOD3.000	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$0.82 JOD0.580	-59.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$3.53 JOD2.500	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$31.03 JOD22.000	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$9.87 JOD7.000	-15.5%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 51.3% less for clothing

	Rome	Az-zarqa'
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$22.57 JOD16.000	-72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$25.86 JOD18.330	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$44.66 JOD31.670	-49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$56.42 JOD40.000	-51.7%
Average			-51.3%

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