Amman vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$383
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
68
49
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 134% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5667th and 8915th ($1004 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3456th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1146

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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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548