Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 43.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Germany, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.32
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.67
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.66
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.28
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.36
|
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.15
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.92
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.71
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.22
|
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,320.28
|
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.83
|
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.73
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€749.58
|
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€592.99
|
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€218.18
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€434.72
|
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,673.34
|
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.19
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.28
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.15
|
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.14
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Jordan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.09
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.67
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€86.86
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.05
|
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
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