Amman vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$384
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 108% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5330th and 8685th ($1032 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 2337th and 6656th 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
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$3550

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379