Amman vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$383
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
68
49
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 129% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5667th and 8895th ($1004 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3456th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Islamabad

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Amman Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397