Amman vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$383
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
16
😀 Quality of life
68
15
🏙️ Population
4.01M
344K

The cost of living in Amman is 60% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5667th and 7499th ($1004 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Lesotho, respectively. Check Jordan vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3456th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1137

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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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654