Amman vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.31M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5560th and 1716th ($1013 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 2560th and 209th 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
$7.07
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$15430

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934