Amman vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$386	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	73
😀 Quality of life	68	47
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.66M

The cost of living in Amman is 55% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 5535th and 7283rd ($994 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Jordan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Caloocan ranked 23rd in the Philippines, while ranked 3048th and 6443rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Caloocan

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	Amman	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$86.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$2.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$4605

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445