Amman vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1139
🏠 One person rent
$368
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$303
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
28
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
4.01M
846K

The cost of living in Amman is 121% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5708th and 8692nd ($962 vs $435) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2687th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$7.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$413
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$339
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$308
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$320
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$341
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$239
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$349
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$362
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$334
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$329
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$299
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$289
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$359
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$280
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$331
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$330
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$672
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$370
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$410
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$331
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$331
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$411
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$528
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$329
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$289
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$359
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$335
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$337
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$312
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$345
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$355
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$315
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$331
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$315
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$353
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$324
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$428
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$358