Amman vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$3621
🏠 One person rent
$368
$868
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1376
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
94
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
626K

The cost of living in Amman is 38% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5708th and 2659th ($962 vs $1547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Jordan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Glasgow. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2687th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Glasgow

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Amman Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$5326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$70.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$15.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$93
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$1000
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$13661

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1506
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1511
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1510
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1524
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1150
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1100
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1209
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1504
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1499
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1398
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$945
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1377
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$1746
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1166
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1480
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1230
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1176
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1314
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1461
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1154
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1511
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1540
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1358
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1549
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1590
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1491
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1289
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1509
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1512
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1511
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1505
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1511
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1388
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1487
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1313
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1513
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1237
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1406
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1390
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1269