Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 43.4% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Amman, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.94
RON50.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$2.09
RON9.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$2.12
RON9.71
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$4.60
RON21.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$6.63
RON30.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.02
RON13.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.54
RON2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.90
RON4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$5.88
RON26.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$17.51
RON80.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$5.91
RON27.12
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
|
pay 86.6% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$3.06
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$3.15
RON14.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$50.37
RON231.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$100.55
RON461.59
|
|
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