Cost of living comparison
Amman is 32.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Amman instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.16
|
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.25
|
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.52
|
$56.39
JOD39.970
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,340.24
|
$32,421.76
JOD22,980.550
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.48
|
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.81
|
$36.63
JOD25.970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.01
|
$348.46
JOD246.990
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€841.51
|
$264.96
JOD187.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.57
|
$59.50
JOD42.180
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.33
|
$201.81
JOD143.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,690.14
|
$5,880.81
JOD4,168.320
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.61
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.24
|
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.85
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.48
|
$104.73
JOD74.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.28
|
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
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