Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 64.3% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.90
PLN41.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.79
PLN7.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.79
PLN7.45
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$4.36
PLN18.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$3.80
PLN15.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.02
PLN12.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$2.54
PLN10.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.45
PLN1.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.75
PLN3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.82
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.39
PLN5.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.41
PLN1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.47
PLN1.95
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$6.20
PLN25.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$27.22
PLN113.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$30,732.76
PLN127,956.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$7.92
PLN32.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$17.20
PLN71.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,455.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$832.44
PLN3,465.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$224.46
PLN934.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$507.82
PLN2,114.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$12,579.90
PLN52,376.65
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$3.71
PLN15.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$3.66
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$4.76
PLN19.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$42.25
PLN175.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$89.45
PLN372.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$41.56
PLN173.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$88.32
PLN367.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$102.18
PLN425.41
|
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