Amman vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$384	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$635
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	89
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	4.01M	5.68M

The cost of living in Amman is 4% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 5330th and 5606th ($1032 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Thailand, respectively. Check Jordan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 2337th and 2044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Bangkok

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	Amman	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$6402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$3365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$2.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$16017

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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 Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610