Amman vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
88
😀 Quality of life
68
94
🏙️ Population
4.01M
488K

The cost of living in Amman is 55% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5667th and 1263rd ($1004 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Jordan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3456th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Edinburgh

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Amman Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$23136

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767