Amman vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$384
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
83
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 113% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5330th and 8753rd ($1032 vs $483) 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 0.4 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 2337th and 5501st 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
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$2716

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201