Jordan vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$917
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2240
$1246
🏠 One person rent
$347
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$340
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$32.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$109
💸 GDP per capita
$4618
$1080
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
57.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
9
🌐 English speaking %
45%
94%
🎓 Higher education
66
20
😀 Quality of life
60
5
🏙️ Population
11.6M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($917) is 76% more expensive than in South Sudan ($521). Jordan ranked 109th vs 186th for South Sudan 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 0.2 months in South Sudan. Ranked 71st and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Jordan and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$478
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.29%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1169
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.52
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.23
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.97
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5971
$3654

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Cities Comparison in Jordan vs South Sudan

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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 South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$528
500K
Wau
$521
321K
Bor
$522
315K
Malakal
$510
147K
Yambio
$507
130K