Amman vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
73
96
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.09M

The cost of living in Amman is 49% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5560th and 2067th ($1013 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Jordan and Germany, respectively. Check Jordan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 2560th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Cologne

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Amman Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$22470

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944