Cost of living comparison
Amman is 48.0% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Amman instead of Washington, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
|
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