Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 42.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Germany, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.22
|
$35.35
JOD25.070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
$27,037.19
JOD19,172.070
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
$31.53
JOD22.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.08
|
$233.29
JOD165.430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.77
|
$178.07
JOD126.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
$69.14
JOD49.030
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.32
|
$132.79
JOD94.160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
$4,464.95
JOD3,166.090
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.57
|
$46.03
JOD32.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$11.76
JOD8.340
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
$40.64
JOD28.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
$42.55
JOD30.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
$89.39
JOD63.390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.58
|
$67.07
JOD47.560
|
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