Amman vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$392
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$199
😷 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 100% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5560th and 8680th ($1013 vs $506) 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 2560th and 5610th 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
$7.07
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$2645

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066