Amman vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
61
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5708th and 1903rd ($962 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2687th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Dubai

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Amman Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$11590

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686