Amman vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$383
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
4.01M
846K

The cost of living in Amman is 127% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5667th and 8885th ($1004 vs $443) 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 3456th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$4063

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21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330