Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 25.5% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
Latvia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
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