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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.75
|
$35.35
JOD25.070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,639.18
|
$27,037.19
JOD19,172.070
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.30
|
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.29
|
$31.53
JOD22.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€686.03
|
$233.29
JOD165.430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.64
|
$178.07
JOD126.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.77
|
$69.14
JOD49.030
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.89
|
$132.79
JOD94.160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,956.22
|
$4,464.95
JOD3,166.090
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.58
|
$46.03
JOD32.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$11.76
JOD8.340
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.31
|
$40.64
JOD28.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.03
|
$42.55
JOD30.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.80
|
$89.39
JOD63.390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.20
|
$67.07
JOD47.560
|
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