Amman vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$384	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	65	31
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	4.01M	120K

The cost of living in Amman is 23% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5330th and 6606th ($1032 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Thailand, respectively. Check Jordan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2337th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Pattaya

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	Amman	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$13971

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508