Amman vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$398
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
64
69
😀 Quality of life
71
50
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 128% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8887th ($1009 vs $443) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 3561st and 6597th 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
$7.09
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$2738

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$548
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$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 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373