Amman vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$384
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
73
47
🏙️ Population
4.01M
948K

The cost of living in Amman is 33% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5330th and 6897th ($1032 vs $773) 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 0.4 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 2337th and 6988th 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
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$6733

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$538
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438