Amman vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amman Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$384
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1169
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
65
32
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
4.01M
623K

The cost of living in Amman is 22% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 5330th and 4482nd ($1032 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Jordan and Greece, respectively. Check Jordan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 2337th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Amman vs Crete

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Crete are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$5223

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743