Amman vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$358	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	7
😀 Quality of life	69	55
🏙️ Population	4.01M	77.6K

The cost of living in Amman is 13% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5457th and 6130th ($981 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Phuket. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3121st and 5986th 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	$7.28	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$13219

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$625
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1011
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$849
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1583
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$964
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$735
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$737
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1850
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$760
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1660
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1752
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$802
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1900
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2068
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1427
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1678
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1689
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2149
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1701
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2113

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743