Amman vs Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Bandar Seri Begawan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2472
🏠 One person rent
$392
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$927
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1986
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
34
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
50K

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Cities ranked 5560th and 4932nd ($1013 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Brunei, respectively. Check Jordan vs Brunei comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st in Brunei, while ranked 2560th and 2614th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Bandar Seri Begawan

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Amman Bandar Seri Begawan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1206
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$2599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$98.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$13236

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835