Amman vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$6657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
68
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
135K

The cost of living in Amman is 60% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5667th and 743rd ($1004 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Jordan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Jordan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3456th and 33rd 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
$7.7
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$22088

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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

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011