Amman vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$384
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
9
😀 Quality of life
73
15
🏙️ Population
4.01M
963K

The cost of living in Amman is 101% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 5330th and 8615th ($1032 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Eritrea, respectively. Check Jordan vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 2337th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Asmara

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Amman Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$3926

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$538
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$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045