Jordan vs Palau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Palau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$854
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2106
$2769
🏠 One person rent
$308
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1089
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$646
💸 GDP per capita
$4311
$12922
😃 Human freedom index
6.32
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
74.3
69.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
49
🌐 English speaking %
45%
92.5%
🎓 Higher education
67
1
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
10.4M
21.7K

The average cost of living in Jordan ($854) is 27% less expensive than in Palau ($1162). Jordan ranked 103rd vs 55th for Palau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jordan compared to 0.6 months in Palau. Ranked 73rd and 87th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Palau

We calculate prices for Jordan and Palau as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2 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 Palau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.13
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.67%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1050
$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$1169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$22.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.9
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5168
$6814

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$981
4.01M
Irbid
$625
1.91M
Aqaba
$692
140K
Al-Salt
$679
108K
Jerash
$602
50.7K
Al-Karak
$735
32.2K
Ma'an
$583
30K
Tafilah
$642
23.5K

In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1160
299
Ngerulmud
$1164
271