Amman vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$4591
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$3636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
54
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.31M

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5708th and 1896th ($962 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Calgary. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Calgary ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2687th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Calgary

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Amman Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$15623

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778