Cost of living comparison
Amman is 7.3% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Amman instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.40
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.22
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.06
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB404.62
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.24
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.31
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.71
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.04
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.68
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.73
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.56
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.45
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.90
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.41
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.32
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.05
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB250.99
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
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