Amman vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$383
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
330K

The cost of living in Amman is 26% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5667th and 4220th ($1004 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 3456th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$7504

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591