Amman vs Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Bandar Seri Begawan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2428
🏠 One person rent
$384
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1957
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Cities ranked 5330th and 4938th ($1032 vs $1123) 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 2337th and 2580th 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
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$3113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$11172

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$538
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$745
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$771
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$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810