Almaty vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2435
🏠 One person rent
$499
$383
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$667
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
4.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 6% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 6015th and 5667th ($941 vs $1004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Jordan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 4176th and 3456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$7.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$5207

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Amman

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