Amman vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$392
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$866
😷 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 23% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5560th and 4552nd ($1013 vs $1311) 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 2560th and 5347th 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
$7.07
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$3300

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$740
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$753
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$1122
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$978
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$2483
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$1821
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$1010
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$724
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$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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$1379
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$348
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$303
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$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
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$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
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$609
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$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
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$499
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$271
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$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
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$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
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$447
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$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
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$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$285
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$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
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$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
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$273
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$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327