Amman vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$392	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	65	8
😀 Quality of life	73	56
🏙️ Population	4.01M	77.6K

The cost of living in Amman is 4% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5560th and 5233rd ($1013 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 2560th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Phuket

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	Amman	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981