Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 87.4% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 78.5% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.570
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.760
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.580
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.170
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.260
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 78.7% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.520
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND405.340
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.480
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.800
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.450
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND181.110
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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