Amman vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$392
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
39
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
236K

The cost of living in Amman is 39% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5560th and 7094th ($1013 vs $731) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2560th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$2881

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$662
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$697
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$694
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$901
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$1017
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$628
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577