Amman vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$368
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
56
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
4.01M
434K

The cost of living in Amman is 7% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5708th and 5894th ($962 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and South Africa, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 2687th and 5040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$7.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$793
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
8.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$4486

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789