Amman vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$398
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
4.01M
587K

The cost of living in Amman is 33% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5492nd and 3903rd ($1009 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Jordan and Germany, respectively. Check Jordan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 3561st and 24th 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
$7.09
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575