Amman vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$386	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	56
😀 Quality of life	68	64
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.2M

The cost of living in Amman is 44% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 5535th and 6939th ($994 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Jordan and Thailand, respectively. Check Jordan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3048th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Chiang Mai

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	Amman	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$14196

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579