Cost of living comparison

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Amman is 27.5% cheaper than Madrid.

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

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.41
$7.05
JOD5.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.28
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.67
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

 
Madrid
Amman
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.44
$0.53
JOD0.370
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.64
$3.39
JOD2.400
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.23
$5.58
JOD3.960

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.51
$5.48
JOD3.890
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.10
$42.31
JOD30.010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€34,285.12
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080

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pay 44.6% less for housing

 
Madrid
Amman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€30.53
$34.80
JOD24.680
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,408.34
$440.45
JOD312.410
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€1,030.40
$277.09
JOD196.540

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pay 52.7% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€544.17
$238.75
JOD169.350
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,654.34
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060

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pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.60
$6.35
JOD4.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.48
$4.03
JOD2.860
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.17
$3.53
JOD2.500

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Amman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€86.77
$64.45
JOD45.710
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€35.68
$50.44
JOD35.780
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€93.84
$109.69
JOD77.800

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