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 |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$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
€2.18
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$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
€7.28
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$25,243.27
JOD17,907.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$32.16
JOD22.820
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$278.15
JOD197.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$203.84
JOD144.610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$139.70
JOD99.110
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.910
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$50.93
JOD36.130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$39.03
JOD27.690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$81.72
JOD57.970
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$69.17
JOD49.070
|
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