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Cost of living and expenses in Jordan
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Jordan?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Jordan, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Jordan
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Jordan Jordanian dinar (JOD). For 10 US dollars you can get 7.09 Jordanian dinars. For 100 US dollars you can get 70.9 Jordanian dinars. And the other way around: For 10 Jordanian dinars you can get 14.1 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Jordan
What are the different prices in the cities in Jordan? Look here: Prices in cities in Jordan
Prices: Amman Irbid Mafraq Madaba Umm As-summaq Jerash Ma'an Jubeiha Al-Salt 'ajlun
fees
$90 ($56 - $160)
by half less than in United States
internet
$33 ($25 - $49)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$53 ($16.9 - $113)
Very much like in United States
average earnings
$627
86% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$296 ($183 - $635)
83% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$386 ($254 - $635)
84% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Jordan:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.71 (JOD 0.5)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $56 (JOD 40)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.4 (JOD 1)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $31K (JOD 22K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $296 (JOD 210)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $222 (JOD 157)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $530 (JOD 376)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $386 (JOD 274)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $90 (JOD 64)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $33 (JOD 24)
- numb_34 $16.2 (JOD 11.5)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $53 (JOD 37)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $50 (JOD 36)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $104 (JOD 74)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $80 (JOD 57)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $32K (JOD 22.7K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $184 (JOD 131)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.16K (JOD 823)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.32K (JOD 3.77K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $756 (JOD 536)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $627 (JOD 445)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.8%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.56 (JOD 0.4)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.4 (JOD 1)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $7.1 (JOD 5)
Price changes in previous years in Jordan
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $1.36K(JOD 964), 2011: $1.03K(JOD 731), 2012: $1.16K(JOD 820), 2013: $1.18K(JOD 836), 2014: $1.37K(JOD 973), 2015: $1.24K(JOD 876), 2016: $1.27K(JOD 899), 2017: $1.17K(JOD 833), and 2018: $1.29K(JOD 915)
Have earnings increased in Jordan?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $666(JOD 473), 2011: $549(JOD 389), 2012: $636(JOD 451), 2013: $662(JOD 470), 2014: $628(JOD 445), 2015: $613(JOD 435), 2016: $626(JOD 444), 2017: $630(JOD 447), and 2018: $649(JOD 460)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $58(JOD 41), 2011: $65(JOD 46), 2012: $61(JOD 43), 2013: $93(JOD 66), 2014: $68(JOD 48), 2015: $60(JOD 43), 2016: $69(JOD 49), 2017: $82(JOD 58), and 2018: $87(JOD 62)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $62(JOD 44), 2011: $47(JOD 33), 2012: $43(JOD 31), 2013: $42(JOD 30), 2014: $43(JOD 30), 2015: $41(JOD 29), 2016: $42(JOD 30), 2017: $50(JOD 35), and 2018: $45(JOD 32)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Jordan in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $64(JOD 46), 2011: $45(JOD 32), 2012: $80(JOD 57), 2013: $64(JOD 45), 2014: $84(JOD 59), 2015: $78(JOD 56), 2016: $70(JOD 50), 2017: $60(JOD 42), and 2018: $68(JOD 48)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
tomatoes
$0.72 ($0.28 - $1)
85% is less expensive than in United States
coffee
$3.2 ($0.71 - $5.6)
38% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$7.1 ($4.2 - $11.3)
by half less than in United States
rice
$1.7 ($1.1 - $2.1)
63% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$6.3 ($4.2 - $9.9)
5.8% more than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.48 ($0.42 - $0.71)
81% is less expensive than in United States