Amman vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$383
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
4.01M
298K

The cost of living in Amman is 21% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5667th and 4400th ($1004 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3456th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520