Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 36.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
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