Amman vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$383
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
92
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.69M

The cost of living in Amman is 15% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5667th and 4643rd ($1004 vs $1185) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 3456th and 551st 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
$7.7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$11060

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090