Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.0 times more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Amman, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$37.84
£29.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$2.84
£2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$5.49
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$7.51
£5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$5.39
£4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.95
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.43
£1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.92
£0.72
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$7.04
£5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$65.58
£50.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$41.21
£31.90
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.94
£5.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$4.76
£3.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$76.30
£59.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$16.40
£12.69
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$122.97
£95.17
|
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