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Amman vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Amman is 44.5% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% less in Amman
Groceries: pay 36.0% less in Amman
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Amman
Housing: pay 24.5% less in Amman
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Amman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.5% more in Amman
Clothing: pay 80.0% more in Amman

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Amman are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Amman. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Amman.

Amman vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Amman instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 42.6% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.05 JOD5.000	-4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.05 JOD5.000	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.50 JOD0.350	-73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.36 JOD0.260	-77.0%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 36.0% less for groceries

	St. George's	Amman
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.54 JOD0.390	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$3.29 JOD2.330	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$5.63 JOD3.990	-61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.55 JOD1.810	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.00 JOD2.120	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.94 JOD0.670	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.82 JOD0.580	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.63 JOD0.450	-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.34 JOD0.240	-74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.42 JOD0.300	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.35 JOD0.250	-50.7%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	St. George's	Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.09 JOD3.610	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$42.31 JOD30.000	+14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$28,208.74 JOD20,000.000	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.99 JOD8.500
Average			+8.9%

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pay 24.5% less for housing

	St. George's	Amman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$32.31 JOD22.910	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$466.06 JOD330.430	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$294.91 JOD209.090	+1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$81.24 JOD57.600	-49.1%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$265.56 JOD188.280	+378.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$5,591.38 JOD3,964.290	+139.9%
Average			+259.2%

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pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$5.64 JOD4.000	+177.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$4.11 JOD2.910	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.67 JOD2.600	+98.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$60.34 JOD42.780	+63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$11.28 JOD8.000	+1.6%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 80.0% more for clothing

	St. George's	Amman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$55.78 JOD39.550	+115.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$56.93 JOD40.360	+28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$115.14 JOD81.640	+170.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$80.27 JOD56.910	+5.8%
Average			+80.0%

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