Jordan vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$933
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$346
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$576
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$4618
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
81
🌐 English speaking %
45%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
11.6M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($933) is 61% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). Jordan ranked 109th vs 14th for Norway 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 71st and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Norway

We calculate prices for Jordan and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.76
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.1
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.54
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6804
$11440

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Cities Comparison in Jordan vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1032
4.01M
Irbid
$771
1.91M
Aqaba
$818
140K
Al-Salt
$538
108K
Jerash
$745
50.7K
Al-Karak
$742
32.2K
Ma'an
$856
30K
Tafilah
$686
23.5K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K