Cost of living comparison
Amman is 16.2% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Amman instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
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