Amman vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3211
🏠 One person rent
$392
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1121
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1212
😷 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 26% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 5560th and 4439th ($1013 vs $1360) 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 2560th and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Crete

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Amman Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$5304

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767