Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 25.6% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.73
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.80
|
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.60
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.08
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.44
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.00
|
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.25
|
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€854.15
|
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€694.89
|
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€431.95
|
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.87
|
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.45
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.01
|
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
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