Cost of living comparison
Amman is 40.5% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Amman instead of Washington, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$56.39
JOD39.970
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$32,421.76
JOD22,983.790
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$8.95
JOD6.350
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$36.63
JOD25.970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$348.46
JOD247.020
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$264.96
JOD187.830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$59.50
JOD42.180
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$201.81
JOD143.060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$5,880.81
JOD4,168.910
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$61.42
JOD43.540
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$56.16
JOD39.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$62.00
JOD43.950
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$104.73
JOD74.240
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$88.25
JOD62.560
|
|
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