Amman vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.31M

The cost of living in Amman is 54% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5457th and 1526th ($981 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 3121st and 66th 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
$7.28
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$21983

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722