Cost of living comparison
Amman is 2.6 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Amman instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
|
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