Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 48.7% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Amman, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 66.4% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.410
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.540
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.170
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.350
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.240
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.710
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.800
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.140
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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