Addis Ababa vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2557
🏠 One person rent
$674
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$379
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
45
73
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 4878th and 5330th ($1148 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Jordan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Amman. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 7160th and 2337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Amman

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Addis Ababa Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$7.53
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$5.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$59.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$7735

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541