Amman vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$358
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
8
😀 Quality of life
69
17
🏙️ Population
4.01M
963K

The cost of living in Amman is 97% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 5457th and 8513th ($981 vs $498) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 3121st and 9076th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$78.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$2776

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
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$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
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702