Amman vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$4908
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$3509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	53
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.31M

The cost of living in Amman is 53% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5667th and 1473rd ($1004 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 3456th and 131st 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	$7.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$19196

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871