Amman vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$368
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$304
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
74
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 164% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5708th and 8942nd ($962 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Jordan and India, respectively. Check Jordan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Kolkata. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 2687th and 5042nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$124
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$77.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$31.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1067
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$3.73
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1570

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$299
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$345
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$339
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$334
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$335
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$329
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$337
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$334
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$341
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$340
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$331
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$331
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$333
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$335
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$341
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$329
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$340
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$333
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$349
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$329
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$337
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$333
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$331
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$269
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$389
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$315
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$331
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$312
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$337
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$315
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$297
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$358
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$335
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$360
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$331