Cost of living comparison

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Amman is 36.1% more expensive than Harare.

If you lived in Amman instead of Harare, you would:

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pay 3.9% less for restaurants

 
Harare
Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.00
ZWL2,898.00
$7.05
JOD5.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.60
ZWL193.20
$0.51
JOD0.360

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

 
Harare
Amman
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
ZWL324.99
$0.55
JOD0.390
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.37
ZWL1,406.07
$3.49
JOD2.470
Milk (1 gallon) $5.94
ZWL1,914.26
$5.73
JOD4.060

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

 
Harare
Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.24
ZWL2,009.31
$5.57
JOD3.950
Monthly public transit pass $32.00
ZWL10,304.00
$56.43
JOD40.010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640

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pay 5.0% more for housing

 
Harare
Amman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
$35.55
JOD25.210
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $361.54
ZWL116,415.38
$381.83
JOD270.760
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $303.00
ZWL97,566.00
$274.94
JOD194.960

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pay 19.9% less for childcare

 
Harare
Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $278.75
ZWL89,757.50
$246.33
JOD174.670
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Harare
Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$7.05
JOD5.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.09
ZWL995.27
$3.98
JOD2.820
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.50
ZWL483.00
$3.53
JOD2.500

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

 
Harare
Amman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
$64.60
JOD45.810
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
$55.83
JOD39.590
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
$115.30
JOD81.760

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