Amman vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$892
🏠 One person rent
$392
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 178% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5560th and 9043rd ($1013 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Jordan and India, respectively. Check Jordan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 2560th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kolkata

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Amman Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300