Cost of living comparison
Amman is 26.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Amman instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 70.4% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
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