Amman vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
92
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.08M

The cost of living in Amman is 46% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5667th and 2308th ($1004 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Jordan and Germany, respectively. Check Jordan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 3456th and 16th 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
$7.7
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$16860

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861