Amman vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$358
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
55
😀 Quality of life
69
53
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.95M

The cost of living in Amman is 86% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 5457th and 8298th ($981 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Jordan and Turkey, respectively. Check Jordan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kocaeli ranked 11th in Turkey, while ranked 3121st and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$3084

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$679
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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$618
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$558
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$577
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$577
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$582
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$574
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$421
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$616
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1025
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$646
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$642
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$772
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$438
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$519
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$640
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$550
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$576
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$512
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$414
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$665
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$500
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$567
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$519
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$591
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$407
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$576
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$618
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$508
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$561
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$800
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$665
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$606
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$570
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$851
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$556
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$629
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$647