Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 2.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Albania
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Albania
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$35.35
JOD25.070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$27,037.19
JOD19,172.070
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$31.53
JOD22.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$233.29
JOD165.430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$178.07
JOD126.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$69.14
JOD49.030
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
Albania
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$132.79
JOD94.160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$4,464.95
JOD3,166.090
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$46.03
JOD32.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$11.76
JOD8.340
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Albania
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$40.64
JOD28.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$42.55
JOD30.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$89.39
JOD63.390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$67.07
JOD47.560
|
|
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