Amman vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amman Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$358
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
133K

The cost of living in Amman is 24% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5457th and 4218th ($981 vs $1284) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Male. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3121st and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amman vs Male infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amman vs Male

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Male are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$3438

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amman

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 Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339