Amman vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2334
🏠 One person rent
$383
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 5667th and 6106th ($1004 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Turkey, respectively. Check Jordan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Ankara. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 3456th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Ankara

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Amman Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
41.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$9.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$9972

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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 Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789