Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 33.3% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Amman, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
?? |
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
?? | |
pay 72.8% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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