Jordan is 2.5 times more expensive than Tonga.

If you lived in Jordan instead of Tonga, you would:

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pay 60.4% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.12
$5.22
JOD3.700
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.15
$6.63
JOD4.700
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.37
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 49.0% less for groceries

 
Tonga
Jordan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.51
$0.51
JOD0.360
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.90
$3.30
JOD2.340
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.34
$5.28
JOD3.750

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

 
Tonga
Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.33
$5.41
JOD3.840
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP100.59
$31.82
JOD22.570
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
$25,243.27
JOD17,907.570

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pay 61.8% less for housing

 
Tonga
Jordan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP301.78
$32.16
JOD22.820
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $278.15
JOD197.320
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $203.84
JOD144.610

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

 
Tonga
Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP382.25
$139.70
JOD99.110
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP603.56
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.910

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.05
$5.64
JOD4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.04
$2.58
JOD1.830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.65
$3.47
JOD2.460

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pay 4.8 times more for clothing

 
Tonga
Jordan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.06
$44.98
JOD31.910
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.75
$39.03
JOD27.690
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.30
$81.72
JOD57.970

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