Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 21.4% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
|
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