Amman vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$3160
🏠 One person rent	$384	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$405
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	55
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	4.01M	3.78M

The cost of living in Amman is 26% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5330th and 4336th ($1032 vs $1386) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 2337th and 6134th 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	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$6197

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893