Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.5 times more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Amman, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 96.3% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.410
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.540
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.170
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.350
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.240
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.710
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.800
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.140
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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