Cost of living comparison

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Amman is 26.8% cheaper than San Juan.

If you lived in Amman instead of San Juan, you would:

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

 
San Juan
Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$7.05
JOD5.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.12
 
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.96
 
$0.51
JOD0.360

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

 
San Juan
Amman
Bread
1 loaf
$3.56
 
$0.55
JOD0.390
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$3.49
JOD2.470
Milk (1 gallon) $7.93
 
$5.73
JOD4.060

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

 
San Juan
Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.88
 
$5.57
JOD3.950
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
 
$56.43
JOD40.010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,500.00
 
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640

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pay 67.1% less for housing

 
San Juan
Amman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.54
 
$35.55
JOD25.210
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,883.33
 
$381.83
JOD270.760
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $877.00
 
$274.94
JOD194.960

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

 
San Juan
Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $471.43
 
$246.33
JOD174.670
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,400.00
 
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Juan
Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$7.05
JOD5.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.52
 
$3.98
JOD2.820
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.57
 
$3.53
JOD2.500

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

 
San Juan
Amman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$64.60
JOD45.810
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.00
 
$55.83
JOD39.590
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.00
 
$115.30
JOD81.760

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