Amman vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$4404
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1293
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2303
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$3351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
50
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.19M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5708th and 1824th ($962 vs $1964) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Doha. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 2687th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$7.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$13.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1671
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$990
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$5129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$4.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$6.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$65.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$10171

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1797
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1245
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1277
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1277
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$952
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$987
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$880
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$907
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1924
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1343
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1129
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$688
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$785
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$686
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$968
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$687
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1096
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$947
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1278
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$960
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$690
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1384
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$650
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$543
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$686
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$693
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$555
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$634
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$687
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$799
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$553
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$815