Amman vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
88
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
4.01M
488K

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5457th and 1692nd ($981 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3121st and 64th 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
$7.28
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666