Amman vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2622
🏠 One person rent	$392	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	89
😀 Quality of life	73	73
🏙️ Population	4.01M	5.68M

The cost of living in Amman is 1% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 5560th and 5467th ($1013 vs $1027) 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 2560th and 2647th 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	$7.07	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$99.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$6568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$3204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$15512

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$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

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592