Amman vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2628
🏠 One person rent
$383
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
55
😀 Quality of life
68
59
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.78M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5667th and 4849th ($1004 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 3456th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$4270

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790