Jordan vs Lesotho - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Lesotho
🚶 Cost of living one person
$917
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2240
$1508
🏠 One person rent
$347
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$385
🍽️ Food expenses
$340
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$545
💸 GDP per capita
$4618
$972
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
57.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
37
🌐 English speaking %
45%
27.9%
🎓 Higher education
66
33
😀 Quality of life
60
22
🏙️ Population
11.6M
2.34M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($917) is 40% more expensive than in Lesotho ($657). Jordan ranked 109th vs 159th for Lesotho in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Jordan compared to 0.8 months in Lesotho. Ranked 71st and 177th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Lesotho

We calculate prices for Jordan and Lesotho as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Jordan Lesotho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$8.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$66.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$408
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.29%
8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1169
$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$6.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.52
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.23
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.97
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$69.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5971
$1246

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Cities Comparison in Jordan vs Lesotho

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1013
4.01M
Irbid
$753
1.91M
Aqaba
$800
140K
Al-Salt
$546
88.9K
Jerash
$740
50.7K
Al-Karak
$724
32.2K
Ma'an
$824
30K
Tafilah
$665
23.5K

In Lesotho

City Cost of living Population
Maseru
$681
344K
Teyateyaneng
$573
75.1K
Mafeteng
$630
57.1K
Butha-Buthe
$604
10K