Amman vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$6378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
69
94
🏙️ Population
4.01M
134K

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5457th and 579th ($981 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 2.5 months in Bern. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 3121st and 44th 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
$7.28
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$7.18
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$45.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$28492

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916