Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 65.1% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
|
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