Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Jordan

Jordan vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 63.5% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Jordan
Groceries: pay 27.7% less in Jordan
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Jordan
Housing: pay 83.5% more in Jordan
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Jordan
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Jordan

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Jordan are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Jordan.

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Jordan vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jordan instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.33 SOS1,908	$5.17 JOD3.670	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SOS2,862	$6.58 JOD4.670	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 SOS595	$0.51 JOD0.360	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SOS437	$0.42 JOD0.300	-45.5%
Average			+17.6%

Somalia vs. Jordan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

	Somalia	Jordan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SOS775	$0.52 JOD0.370	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$3.68 JOD2.610	+47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 SOS4,020	$5.28 JOD3.740	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 SOS1,250	$1.99 JOD1.410	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 SOS1,157	$2.50 JOD1.770	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 SOS671	$0.84 JOD0.590	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 SOS476	$0.74 JOD0.520	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SOS649	$0.61 JOD0.430	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SOS335	$0.31 JOD0.220	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS357	$0.41 JOD0.290	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SOS422	$0.37 JOD0.270	-49.1%
Average			-27.7%

Somalia vs. Jordan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Somalia	Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57 SOS2,041	$6.05 JOD4.290	+69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.17 SOS6,968	$31.73 JOD22.500	+160.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,000.00 SOS6M	$26,328.16 JOD18,666.670	+163.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.78 SOS3,882	$11.85 JOD8.400	+74.7%
Average			+116.1%

Somalia vs. Jordan - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Somalia	Jordan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.56 SOS22,639	$30.44 JOD21.580	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.33 SOS82,036	$281.36 JOD199.480	+96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$176.68 JOD125.260	+128.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.38 SOS44,862	$90.08 JOD63.870	+14.9%
Average			+83.5%

Somalia vs. Jordan - Cost of housing

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.67 SOS29,571	$262.69 JOD186.240	+408.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$515.00 SOS295K	$5,981.99 JOD4,241.230	+1061.6%
Average			+668.5%

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$6.35 JOD4.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 SOS954	$2.27 JOD1.610	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.00 SOS572	$3.69 JOD2.620	+269.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.58 SOS19,794	$38.22 JOD27.100	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.34 JOD7.330
Average			+48.5%

Somalia vs. Jordan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Jordan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.50 SOS7,154	$42.94 JOD30.440	+243.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33 SOS9,348	$41.59 JOD29.480	+154.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$18.50 SOS10,588	$83.86 JOD59.460	+353.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.83 SOS14,786	$58.77 JOD41.670	+127.5%
Average			+208.2%

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