Amman vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$392
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
4.01M
948K

The cost of living in Amman is 38% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5560th and 7063rd ($1013 vs $735) 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 2560th and 7083rd 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
$7.07
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$6746

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$546
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$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
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423