Amman vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$383
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
75
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 146% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5667th and 8957th ($1004 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Jordan and India, respectively. Check Jordan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 3456th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311