Amman vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$358
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
330K

The cost of living in Amman is 23% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5457th and 4233rd ($981 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Jordan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 3121st and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Nicosia

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Amman Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$7149

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594