Amman vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
4.01M
626K

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5560th and 1712th ($1013 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2560th and 42nd 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
$7.07
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$20961

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430