Amman vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$358
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
4.01M
846K

The cost of living in Amman is 116% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5457th and 8752nd ($981 vs $455) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3121st and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$3189

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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328