Almaty vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2473
🏠 One person rent
$464
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$663
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
64
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
4.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 11% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5535th ($881 vs $994) 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 0.8 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 4016th and 3048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$98.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
7.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$1392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$5545

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$652
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$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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$552
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$608
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$679
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$996
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$877
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$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
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$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
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$1709
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$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
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$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
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$2156