Amman vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$386
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
83
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.61M

The cost of living in Amman is 139% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5535th and 8923rd ($994 vs $417) 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 3048th and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$1985

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811