Amman vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$392
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.69M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5560th and 4163rd ($1013 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Hungary, respectively. Check Jordan vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 2560th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Budapest

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Amman Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$15168

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196