Amman vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2711
🏠 One person rent	$358	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	63	89
😀 Quality of life	69	75
🏙️ Population	4.01M	5.68M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 5457th and 5960th ($981 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Thailand, respectively. Check Jordan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 3121st and 1087th 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	$7.28	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$5297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$9.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$2.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$12289

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$625
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1011
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$849
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1583
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$964
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$735
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$737
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1850
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$760
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1660
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1752
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$802
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1900
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2068
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1427
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1678
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1689
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2149
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1701
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2113

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710