Cost of living comparison
Athens is 53.4% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Athens instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$6.59
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$7.64
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
$30.01
€28.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080
|
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.410
|
$634.68
€608.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.540
|
$557.32
€534.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.170
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
|
pay 98.4% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.350
|
$463.20
€444.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060
|
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$3.71
€3.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.240
|
$49.36
€47.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.710
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.800
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.140
|
$115.38
€110.63
|
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