Cost of living comparison
Irbid is 45.4% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.1% less in Irbid
- Groceries
-
pay 49.8% less in Irbid
- Transportation
-
pay 35.7% less in Irbid
- Housing
-
pay 53.6% less in Irbid
- Childcare
-
pay 71.8% less in Irbid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.2% less in Irbid
- Clothing
-
pay 20.7% less in Irbid
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Irbid.
If you lived in Irbid instead of Rome, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$4.23
JOD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$4.34
JOD3.080
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$1.78
JOD1.260
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$2.27
JOD1.610
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.64
JOD0.450
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.70
JOD0.490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$0.27
JOD0.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.98
|
$7.40
JOD5.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
$24,679.17
JOD17,507.400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$11.78
JOD8.350
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
$31.03
JOD22.010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
$209.77
JOD148.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.01
|
$142.79
JOD101.290
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
$73.44
JOD52.100
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.43
|
$92.45
JOD65.580
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
$3,995.68
JOD2,834.530
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$4.94
JOD3.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$1.27
JOD0.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.28
|
$39.02
JOD27.680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$9.87
JOD7.000
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Irbid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
$44.19
JOD31.350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$29.62
JOD21.010
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
$81.09
JOD57.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.97
|
$49.36
JOD35.010
|
|
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