Cost of living comparison
Amman is 20.8% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Amman instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
|
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