Amman vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$384
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
587K

The cost of living in Amman is 32% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5330th and 3925th ($1032 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in Jordan and Germany, respectively. Check Jordan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 2337th and 23rd 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
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538