Cost of living comparison
Irbid is 13.0% cheaper than Jordan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.6% less in Irbid
- Groceries
-
pay 6.3% less in Irbid
- Transportation
-
pay 14.4% less in Irbid
- Housing
-
pay 14.6% less in Irbid
- Childcare
-
pay 18.8% less in Irbid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.6% less in Irbid
- Clothing
-
pay 13.8% less in Irbid
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Irbid.
If you lived in Irbid instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$4.23
JOD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$4.34
JOD3.080
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$1.78
JOD1.260
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$2.27
JOD1.610
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$0.64
JOD0.450
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.70
JOD0.490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.27
JOD0.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$7.40
JOD5.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,897.480
|
$24,679.17
JOD17,497.530
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$11.78
JOD8.350
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Jordan
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.800
|
$31.03
JOD22.000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.210
|
$209.77
JOD148.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.530
|
$142.79
JOD101.240
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.130
|
$73.44
JOD52.070
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.050
|
$92.45
JOD65.550
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.250
|
$3,995.68
JOD2,832.930
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$4.94
JOD3.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$1.27
JOD0.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$39.02
JOD27.660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$9.87
JOD7.000
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.890
|
$44.19
JOD31.330
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$29.62
JOD21.000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$81.09
JOD57.490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.040
|
$49.36
JOD35.000
|
|
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