Amman vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$398	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	73
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	4.01M	16.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 118% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8829th ($1009 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Jordan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 3561st and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Dhaka

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	Amman	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$1844

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302