Amman vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.19M

The cost of living in Amman is 48% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5457th and 2137th ($981 vs $1872) 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 1.8 months in Doha. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 3121st and 501st 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
$7.28
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$12.2
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875