Amman vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$809
🏠 One person rent
$368
$130
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$39.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
67
😀 Quality of life
70
49
🏙️ Population
4.01M
11.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 198% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5708th and 9119th ($962 vs $322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 2687th and 6295th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Lahore

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Amman Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$1.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$94
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$57.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
13.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$5.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$2.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$0.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$45
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$45
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1021

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$210
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$430
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$190
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$193
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$219
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$263
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$221
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$269
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$389
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$187
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$230
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$205
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$317
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$330
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$376
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$273
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$324
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$255
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$217
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$204
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$297
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$399
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$249
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$311
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$248
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$275
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$392
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$201
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$358
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$276
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$217
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$222
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$327
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$304
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$225
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$393
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$216
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$377
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$223