Amman vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$383
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
35
😀 Quality of life
68
36
🏙️ Population
4.01M
863K

The cost of living in Amman is 49% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5667th and 7107th ($1004 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3456th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Dushanbe

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Amman Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$13630

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$692
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$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
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$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441