Amman vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$358
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1491
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
63
33
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
623K

The cost of living in Amman is 14% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 5457th and 4581st ($981 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Jordan and Greece, respectively. Check Jordan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 3121st and 5333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$4341

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647