Amman vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$386	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1154
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	64	89
😀 Quality of life	68	74
🏙️ Population	4.01M	5.68M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 5535th and 5822nd ($994 vs $941) 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 0.8 months in Bangkok. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 3048th and 1221st 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	$7.09	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$13301

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650