Amman vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$383	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	73
😀 Quality of life	68	65
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.85M

The cost of living in Amman is 25% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5667th and 6428th ($1004 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 3456th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Manila

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	Amman	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$14739

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442