Amman vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$358
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1553
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$573
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
69
30
🏙️ Population
4.01M
828K

The cost of living in Amman is 42% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 5457th and 2737th ($981 vs $1679) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 3121st and 8379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$4.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6425

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651