Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 51.0% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Amman, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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