Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 23.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Spain, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.63
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Spain
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.31
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Spain
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.22
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.21
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€651.52
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.07
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Spain
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€319.89
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.47
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.86
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Spain
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.33
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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