Amman vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$384	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	65	8
😀 Quality of life	73	55
🏙️ Population	4.01M	77.6K

The cost of living in Amman is 2% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5330th and 5497th ($1032 vs $1010) 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 2337th and 6330th 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	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$13979

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992