Amman vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$392
$887
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
7
😀 Quality of life
73
48
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.03M

The cost of living in Amman is 44% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 5560th and 2849th ($1013 vs $1806) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 2560th and 6881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$28.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$86.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$6.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$667
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$4.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$6.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$7.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$24723

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21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639