Cost of living comparison
Amman is 30.6% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Amman instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Roseau
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
|
pay 81.8% more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
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