Jordan vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

Jordan United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$830
$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1987
$4834
🏠 One person rent
$311
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$502
$2112
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$3196
💸 GDP per capita
$4205
$45850
😃 Human freedom index
6.39
8.3
❤️ Life expectancy
74.3
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
73
🌐 English speaking %
45%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
10.4M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($830) is 59% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2017). Jordan ranked 105th vs 12th for the United Kingdom 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 1.6 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 71st and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Jordan and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.83
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.84%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$7951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$679
$5209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$89.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.03
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$16.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.16
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.28
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$1471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$18393

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$940
4.01M
Irbid
$638
1.91M
Aqaba
$751
140K
Al-Salt
$612
108K
Jerash
$586
50.7K
Al-Karak
$537
32.2K
Ma'an
$554
30K
Tafilah
$528
23.5K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3029
8.91M
Birmingham
$1854
1.14M
Leeds
$1851
789K
Glasgow
$1751
626K
Manchester
$1838
548K
Edinburgh
$1864
488K
Bristol
$2011
472K
Coventry
$1694
363K
Sheffield
$1614
518K
Leicester
$1686
464K
Liverpool
$1669
513K
Cardiff
$1728
361K
Westminster
$2536
255K
Belfast
$1706
334K
York
$1895
208K
Brighton and Hove
$2058
277K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1623
300K
Derby
$1583
255K
Southampton
$1831
271K
Portsmouth
$1674
248K
Milton Keynes
$2090
207K
Nottingham
$1700
289K
Bradford
$1409
293K
Swindon
$1771
222K
Ipswich
$1622
290K
Bolton
$1313
285K
Aberdeen
$1357
201K
Wolverhampton
$1612
251K
Northampton
$1769
212K
Kingston upon Hull
$1281
260K