Amman vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$3416
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
45
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.19M

The cost of living in Amman is 44% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5535th and 2449th ($994 vs $1779) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 3048th and 562nd 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
$7.09
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$11200

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$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904