Amman vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$386	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	64	31
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	4.01M	120K

The cost of living in Amman is 27% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5535th and 6518th ($994 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3048th and 5997th 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	$7.09	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$8876

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508