Amman vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1571
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2760
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$890
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$7360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
73
93
🏙️ Population
4.01M
137K

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5330th and 348th ($1032 vs $2857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Jordan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Jordan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 2337th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Bern

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Amman Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$26.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$5.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1759
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
2.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$16402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$9845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$45.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$8.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$25.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$27.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$40.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$26.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$143
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$168
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$2526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$29629

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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 Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286