Amman vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$383
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
83
😀 Quality of life
68
57
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.61M

The cost of living in Amman is 137% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5667th and 8926th ($1004 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Cairo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 3456th and 5583rd 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
$7.7
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1916

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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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741