Amman vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$358
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
16
😀 Quality of life
69
18
🏙️ Population
4.01M
519K

The cost of living in Amman is 83% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5457th and 8241st ($981 vs $535) 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 1.3 months in Maseru. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3121st and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$710

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603