Amman vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$358
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
579K

The cost of living in Amman is 35% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5457th and 3358th ($981 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th in Jordan and Germany, respectively. Check Jordan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 3121st and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Essen

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Amman Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$9133

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410