Amman vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1191
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1928
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2977
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
53
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.31M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1781st ($1009 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 3561st and 160th 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
$7.09
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$15727

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$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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$1773
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$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
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$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887