Amman vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$7127
🏠 One person rent
$384
$2073
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$3318
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$265
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$4747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
921K

The cost of living in Amman is 67% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 5330th and 138th ($1032 vs $3165) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Amsterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 2337th and 24th 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
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$93
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$15.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$7.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1723
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2790
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$11141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$2748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$20104

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247