Cost of living comparison
Amman is 1.9% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Amman instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.48
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.24
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.31
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.61
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.55
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.28
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.76
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.96
|
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,700.50
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.42
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.67
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,508.72
|
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,613.31
|
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.14
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.18
|
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,219.47
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.27
|
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.11
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.11
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.66
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.03
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.70
|
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
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