Amman vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$392
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 118% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5560th and 8843rd ($1013 vs $464) 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 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2560th and 6696th 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
$7.07
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$3118

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379