Amman vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.19M

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5560th and 1994th ($1013 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Qatar, respectively. Check Jordan vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 2560th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Doha

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Amman Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$11285

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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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861