Amman vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$384
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
8
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
4.01M
133K

The cost of living in Amman is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5330th and 4490th ($1032 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Maldives, respectively. Check Jordan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 2337th and 5278th 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
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$3305

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$538
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$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322