Amman vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$358
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
83
😀 Quality of life
69
59
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.61M

The cost of living in Amman is 79% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5457th and 8130th ($981 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Egypt, respectively. Check Jordan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 3121st and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Cairo

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Amman Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701