Amman vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$4263
🏠 One person rent
$358
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1639
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
665K

The cost of living in Amman is 46% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5457th and 2273rd ($981 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Finland, respectively. Check Jordan vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 3121st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Helsinki

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Amman Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$9506

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163