Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 71.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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