Amman vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$899
🏠 One person rent
$398
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
75
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 176% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5492nd and 9044th ($1009 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Jordan and India, respectively. Check Jordan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 3561st and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297