Amman vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$875
🏠 One person rent
$384
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 185% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5330th and 9031st ($1032 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 2337th and 5764th 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
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289