Cost of living comparison
Amman is 70.5% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Amman instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS73,060.81
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
UZS4,223.47
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UZS6,866.16
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
UZS53,579.25
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
UZS23,592.58
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.96
UZS7,871,636.96
|
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.33
UZS5,128,883.76
|
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.74
UZS443,954.60
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.64
UZS3,356,440.16
|
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.09
UZS627,398.06
|
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
UZS60,951.81
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.75
UZS699,679.67
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.42
UZS733,797.59
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.12
UZS1,266,683.28
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.63
UZS1,554,343.04
|
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
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