Amman vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$383
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
75
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 14% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5667th and 4691st ($1004 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Lebanon, respectively. Check Jordan vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 3456th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838