Amman vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$6482
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1887
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3118
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	4.01M	921K

The cost of living in Amman is 65% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 5667th and 252nd ($1004 vs $2859) 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 3456th and 25th 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	$7.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$3529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$10663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$7824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$91.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$2462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$13828

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865