Amman vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$398
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.61M

The cost of living in Amman is 114% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8802nd ($1009 vs $473) 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 0.5 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 3561st and 5895th 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
$7.09
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$2311

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947