Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 31.9% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.410
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.540
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.170
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 41.9% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.350
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.240
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.710
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.800
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.140
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
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