Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 90.9% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$15.56
€14.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$8.31
€7.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.68
€1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.77
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$6.32
€6.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$6.39
€6.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$3.86
€3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$5.54
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,907.570
|
$26,716.67
€25,439.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
$20.31
€19.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.820
|
$33.66
€32.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.320
|
$862.00
€820.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.610
|
$707.00
€673.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
$139.26
€132.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.110
|
$417.93
€397.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.910
|
$7,282.83
€6,934.71
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$3.45
€3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$3.61
€3.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$4.90
€4.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.130
|
$59.44
€56.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$10.85
€10.33
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
$81.33
€77.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.690
|
$46.86
€44.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.970
|
$112.61
€107.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.070
|
$107.65
€102.50
|
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