Amman vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3344
🏠 One person rent
$383
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1210
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
643K

The cost of living in Amman is 27% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 5667th and 4177th ($1004 vs $1366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and Greece, respectively. Check Jordan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 3456th and 658th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Athens

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Amman Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$5.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$3450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$11136

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186