Amman vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2284
🏠 One person rent
$368
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1019
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
74
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.88M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 5708th and 5928th ($962 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Romania, respectively. Check Jordan vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Bucharest. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 2687th and 465th 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
$7.73
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$8.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
6.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$5.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$8708

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$620
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$807
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$658
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$521
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$641
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$506
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$610
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$670
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$628
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$608
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$603
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$565
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$800
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$605
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$630
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$639
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$527
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$627
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$688
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$461
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$649
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$524
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$749
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$620
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$794
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$498
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$695
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$540
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$629
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$512
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$475
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$575
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$444
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$604
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$861
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$699
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$500
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$593