Amman vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2144
🏠 One person rent
$358
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1518
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
55
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
434K

The cost of living in Amman is 11% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5457th and 6078th ($981 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and South Africa, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Cape Town. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 3121st and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Cape Town

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Amman Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$4013

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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
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718