Amman vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$398
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$95.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
90
😀 Quality of life
71
82
🏙️ Population
4.01M
643K

The cost of living in Amman is 30% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4155th ($1009 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and Greece, respectively. Check Jordan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 3561st and 611th 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
$7.09
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$5.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$525
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$3810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$11493

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303