Amman vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2026
🏠 One person rent
$358
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 23% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 5457th and 6390th ($981 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.9 months in Ankara. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 3121st and 2095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
37.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$7.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$7644

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772