Amman vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$358
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
35
😀 Quality of life
69
40
🏙️ Population
4.01M
863K

The cost of living in Amman is 54% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5457th and 7313th ($981 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 3121st and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$13332

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
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$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
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$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
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423