Cost of living comparison

compared to

Amman is 52.0% cheaper than London.

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

 
London
Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.83
£20.46
$7.05
JOD5.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£8.18
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
£1.95
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 44.2% less for groceries

 
London
Amman
Bread
1 loaf
$2.07
£1.64
$0.53
JOD0.370
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.65
£4.47
$3.39
JOD2.400
Milk (1 gallon) $6.31
£5.00
$5.58
JOD3.960

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

 
London
Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.39
£5.86
$5.48
JOD3.890
Monthly public transit pass $258.31
£204.62
$42.31
JOD30.010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,531.14
£28,938.98
$25,384.29
JOD18,007.620

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pay 64.9% less for housing

 
London
Amman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.63
£32.98
$34.80
JOD24.690
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,834.46
£2,245.39
$440.45
JOD312.460
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,063.73
£1,634.83
$277.09
JOD196.560

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pay 85.4% less for childcare

 
London
Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,333.60
£1,848.62
$238.75
JOD169.370
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,892.30
£22,095.53
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.590

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
London
Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.27
£6.55
$6.35
JOD4.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.80
£3.81
$4.03
JOD2.860
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$19.76
£15.65
$3.53
JOD2.500

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

 
London
Amman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.94
£76.79
$64.45
JOD45.720
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.55
£40.04
$50.44
JOD35.780
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.87
£91.00
$109.69
JOD77.810

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