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Jordan vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 7.1% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Jordan
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Jordan
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Jordan
Housing: pay 25.5% more in Jordan
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% more in Jordan
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Jordan

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Jordan are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Jordan.

Jordan vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jordan instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY308.88	$4.58 JOD3.250	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.10	$5.99 JOD4.250	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.02	$0.48 JOD0.340	-59.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.87	$0.35 JOD0.250	-20.3%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Turkey	Jordan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.42	$0.51 JOD0.360	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY190.94	$3.17 JOD2.250	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.69	$5.16 JOD3.660	+49.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.50	$1.98 JOD1.400	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.64	$2.48 JOD1.760	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.27	$0.73 JOD0.520	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.59	$0.69 JOD0.490	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.42	$0.54 JOD0.380	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.33	$0.32 JOD0.230	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.38	$0.38 JOD0.270	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.51	$0.34 JOD0.240	+37.9%
Average			+1.3%

Turkey vs. Jordan - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Turkey	Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.69	$5.09 JOD3.610	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	$31.73 JOD22.500	+9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	$24,506.35 JOD17,375.000	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.04	$10.94 JOD7.750	+45.2%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 25.5% more for housing

	Turkey	Jordan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.08	$30.97 JOD21.950	+126.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	$271.86 JOD192.750	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	$186.86 JOD132.480	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	$79.30 JOD56.220	+69.3%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Turkey	Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	$178.67 JOD126.680	-65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	$3,807.34 JOD2,699.400	-62.3%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.47	$5.11 JOD3.620	+71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.16	$2.59 JOD1.840	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.34	$3.60 JOD2.550	+71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	$47.35 JOD33.570	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.55	$10.58 JOD7.500	+86.1%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Turkey	Jordan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	$37.69 JOD26.720	-19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	$36.56 JOD25.920	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	$67.57 JOD47.910	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	$64.14 JOD45.480	-24.5%
Average			-23.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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