Abu Dhabi vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2435
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$383
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$667
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 80% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 2486th and 5667th ($1802 vs $1004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 405th and 3456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$7.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$5207

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020