Amman vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$5759
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1649
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2742
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3788
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
69
94
🏙️ Population
4.01M
921K

The cost of living in Amman is 61% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 5457th and 612th ($981 vs $2545) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 3121st and 37th 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
$7.28
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$6.35
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$48.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$5939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1976
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$10734

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21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833