Amman vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$392	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$487
😷 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 16% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5560th and 6471st ($1013 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2560th and 6065th 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	$7.07	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$12044

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514