Cost of living comparison
Amman is 8.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Amman instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
|
pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
|
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