Amman vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$358
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
75
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 146% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5457th and 8958th ($981 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 3121st and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318