Cost of living comparison
Amman is 2.3% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Amman instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,506.66
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD386.68
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD232.47
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD336.21
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,571.16
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,429.63
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD958.80
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,313.96
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.38
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD321.26
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD307.74
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD392.71
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.68
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD125.06
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 98.0% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,060.27
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,007.40
|
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,662.46
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,649.38
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD362,615.96
|
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD243,652.49
|
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,392.24
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD145,715.34
|
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,518,895.97
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD801.18
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,464.89
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,278.81
|
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,004.44
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,265.38
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,902.16
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,482.41
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,503.51
|
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
|
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