Amman vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$3074
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
94
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
626K

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1833rd ($1009 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3561st and 52nd 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
$7.09
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$18105

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429