Amman vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2952
🏠 One person rent
$368
$797
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1689
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
7
😀 Quality of life
70
61
🏙️ Population
4.01M
133K

The cost of living in Amman is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5708th and 4060th ($962 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Maldives, respectively. Check Jordan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Male. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2687th and 5098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Male

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Amman Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
13.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2302
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$6.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$3399

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$608
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$588
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$602
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$1005
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$844
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$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
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$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

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$1183
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$311
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$330
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$287
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$305
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$256
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$288
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$361
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$341
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$287
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$271
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$424
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$311
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$302
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$232
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$247
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$303
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$256
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$296
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$354
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$359
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$332
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$351
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$298
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$276
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$335
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$293
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
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$322
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$329
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$357
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$325
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$346
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$344
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$482
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$331
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$272
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$323
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$315