Amman vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$386
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
28
😀 Quality of life
68
46
🏙️ Population
4.01M
846K

The cost of living in Amman is 137% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5535th and 8918th ($994 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Nepal, respectively. Check Jordan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3048th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$3409

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$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361