Amman vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$398	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	64	31
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	4.01M	120K

The cost of living in Amman is 24% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5492nd and 6620th ($1009 vs $812) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3561st and 6140th 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	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$10383

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498