Amman vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$398
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
28
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
4.01M
846K

The cost of living in Amman is 136% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8921st ($1009 vs $427) 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 0.5 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 3561st and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348