Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Amman, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$16.76
SCR229.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.71
SCR133.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$2.75
SCR37.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$2.71
SCR37.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$2.29
SCR31.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$18.13
SCR248.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$7.52
SCR103.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.58
SCR48.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.00
SCR41.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$3.27
SCR44.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.82
SCR11.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.73
SCR10.00
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$5.82
SCR79.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$26.82
SCR367.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$46.18
SCR632.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$163.87
SCR2,244.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$979.92
SCR13,423.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$794.53
SCR10,884.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$73.52
SCR1,007.08
|
|
pay 19.0% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$8,868.55
SCR121,490.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$4.07
SCR55.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$5.16
SCR70.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$22.89
SCR313.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$95.81
SCR1,312.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$5.59
SCR76.53
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$68.58
SCR939.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$29.30
SCR401.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$73.44
SCR1,006.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$76.39
SCR1,046.51
|
|
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