Amman vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$995
🏠 One person rent
$358
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
69
53
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 135% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5457th and 8902nd ($981 vs $417) 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 0.7 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 3121st and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546