Almaty vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2449
🏠 One person rent
$477
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$666
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
64
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
2.23M
4.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 6307th and 5492nd ($884 vs $1009) 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 0.5 months in Amman. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 4103rd and 3561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Amman

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Almaty Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.11
🥤 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
$588
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$6.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$60.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$5786

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Distance City Cost of living
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$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303