Amman vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3529
🏠 One person rent
$384
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1247
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
91
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
643K

The cost of living in Amman is 28% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 5330th and 4184th ($1032 vs $1439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Greece, respectively. Check Jordan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 2337th and 602nd 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
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$5.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$523
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1206
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$13579

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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

Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324