Amman vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.94M

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5560th and 1039th ($1013 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2560th and 203rd 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
$7.07
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$16876

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492