Amman vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$384
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1832
😷 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 35% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5330th and 3675th ($1032 vs $1580) 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 2337th and 646th 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
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$17067

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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

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160