Cost of living comparison
Amman is 1.4% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Amman instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$440.45
JOD312.410
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$277.09
JOD196.540
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$73.55
JOD52.170
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$238.75
JOD169.350
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$58.15
JOD41.240
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$64.45
JOD45.710
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$109.69
JOD77.800
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$84.79
JOD60.140
|
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