Amman vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$3203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$7246
🏠 One person rent
$392
$2108
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$3473
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$661
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$259
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$5294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
73
96
🏙️ Population
4.01M
921K

The cost of living in Amman is 68% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 5560th and 126th ($1013 vs $3203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Amsterdam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Amsterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 2560th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Amsterdam

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Amman Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$95.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$15.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$4.52
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$2237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$3877
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$298
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$11192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$7947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$33.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$2472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$21156

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340