Amman vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$384
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
73
47
🏙️ Population
4.01M
846K

The cost of living in Amman is 143% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5330th and 8916th ($1032 vs $424) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2337th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kathmandu

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Amman Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339