Abu Dhabi vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1967
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4483
$2290
🏠 One person rent
$1349
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2521
$582
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
62
😀 Quality of life
82
70
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 105% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 1816th and 5708th ($1967 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.8 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Amman. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 285th and 2687th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.2
$7.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$7.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1486
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2781
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3700
$1284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.56
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$22.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$5.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.45
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$631
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9438
$6293

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$1261
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$1924
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1343
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1129
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1096
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1964
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1797
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$799
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1260
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1245
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1277
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1150
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$688
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$952
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$987
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$968
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$880
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$907
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$693
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$689
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$947
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$785
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$686
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$690
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$687
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$688
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$691
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$657
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$687
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$650
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1278
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$960
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032