Cost of living comparison
Amman is 8.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Amman instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
|
pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
|
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