Abu Dhabi vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$600
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$673
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
82
69
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 97% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 1938th and 5457th ($1936 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 369th and 3121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$5.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$67.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$5798

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113