Amman vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$384
$562
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$953
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$81.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.72M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 5330th and 4877th ($1032 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Romania, respectively. Check Jordan vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 2337th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Bucharest

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Amman Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$6.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$14018

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725