Amman vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1866
🏠 One person rent
$383
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$562
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
39
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
4.01M
236K

The cost of living in Amman is 40% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5667th and 6827th ($1004 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Botswana, respectively. Check Jordan vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3456th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$3828

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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
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$654
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$692
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$690
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$809
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$943
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$663
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$848
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$689
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$717
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$909
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$874
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$554
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$838
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$971
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$600
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$997
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1079
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$822
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$696
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$788
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$774
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$841
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$819
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$585
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$859
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$696
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$756
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$741
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$1003
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1116
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$761