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Jordan vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 5.9% cheaper than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% less in Jordan
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Jordan
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Jordan
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Jordan
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% more in Jordan
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Jordan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Jordan.

Jordan vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jordan instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 35.7% less for restaurants

	South Africa	Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	$4.58 JOD3.250	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$5.99 JOD4.250	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$0.48 JOD0.340	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$0.35 JOD0.250	-55.9%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	South Africa	Jordan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	$0.51 JOD0.360	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$3.17 JOD2.250	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$5.16 JOD3.660	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$1.98 JOD1.400	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$2.48 JOD1.760	+16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	$0.73 JOD0.520	+0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	$0.69 JOD0.490	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	$0.54 JOD0.380	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	$0.32 JOD0.230	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	$0.38 JOD0.270	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	$0.34 JOD0.240	-43.1%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	South Africa	Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	$5.09 JOD3.610	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$31.73 JOD22.500	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$24,506.35 JOD17,375.000	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$10.94 JOD7.750	+17.1%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	South Africa	Jordan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$30.97 JOD21.950	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$271.86 JOD192.750	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$186.86 JOD132.480	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	$79.30 JOD56.220	-10.0%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	South Africa	Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	$178.67 JOD126.680	+3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$3,807.34 JOD2,699.400	-3.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	$5.11 JOD3.620	+134.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$2.59 JOD1.840	+26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$3.60 JOD2.550	+21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$47.35 JOD33.570	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$10.58 JOD7.500	+54.5%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	South Africa	Jordan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$37.69 JOD26.720	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$36.56 JOD25.920	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	$67.57 JOD47.910	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$64.14 JOD45.480	-21.6%
Average			-16.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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