Amman vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$386
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
35
😀 Quality of life
68
36
🏙️ Population
4.01M
863K

The cost of living in Amman is 64% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5535th and 7600th ($994 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 3048th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$13506

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$552
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$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
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$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$593
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366