Amman vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$383	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	4.01M	120K

The cost of living in Amman is 25% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5667th and 6432nd ($1004 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and Thailand, respectively. Check Jordan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 3456th and 5984th 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	$7.7	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$9189

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516