Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 39.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Jordan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Jordan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Jordan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Jordan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Jordan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Jordan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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