Cost of living comparison
Rome is 83.6% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Rome instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$7.00
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$7.15
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$37.51
€35.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$17.15
€16.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$763.10
€723.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$508.83
€482.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$58.31
€55.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$102.32
€97.04
|
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