Amman vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.19M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5330th and 1744th ($1032 vs $2100) 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 2337th and 513th 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
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$10635

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861