Cost of living comparison
Irbid is 44.1% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.8% less in Irbid
- Groceries
-
pay 42.2% less in Irbid
- Transportation
-
pay 32.7% less in Irbid
- Housing
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pay 49.5% less in Irbid
- Childcare
-
pay 71.3% less in Irbid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.0% less in Irbid
- Clothing
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pay 35.5% less in Irbid
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Irbid.
If you lived in Irbid instead of Athens, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Irbid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$4.23
JOD3.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.76
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Athens
|
Irbid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.09
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.64
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.38
|
$4.34
JOD3.080
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.85
|
$1.78
JOD1.260
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$2.27
JOD1.610
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.64
JOD0.450
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.77
|
$0.70
JOD0.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.27
JOD0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.49
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Athens
|
Irbid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.53
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.67
|
$7.40
JOD5.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,993.93
|
$24,679.17
JOD17,497.530
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.00
|
$11.78
JOD8.350
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Irbid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.85
|
$31.03
JOD22.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€542.97
|
$209.77
JOD148.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€476.78
|
$142.79
JOD101.240
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€131.24
|
$73.44
JOD52.070
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Irbid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€396.27
|
$92.45
JOD65.550
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,172.92
|
$3,995.68
JOD2,832.930
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Irbid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$4.94
JOD3.500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.17
|
$1.27
JOD0.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.17
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€42.23
|
$39.02
JOD27.660
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.25
|
$9.87
JOD7.000
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Irbid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.67
|
$44.19
JOD31.330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.79
|
$29.62
JOD21.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€80.21
|
$81.09
JOD57.490
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€98.71
|
$49.36
JOD35.000
|
|
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