Amman vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$3188
🏠 One person rent	$358	$633
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1164
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$1070
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	90
😀 Quality of life	69	78
🏙️ Population	4.01M	664K

The cost of living in Amman is 24% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 5457th and 4210th ($981 vs $1287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 3121st and 560th 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	$7.28	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$7.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$10293

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$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

Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144