Amman vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$398	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	64	7
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	4.01M	77.6K

The cost of living in Amman is 0.5% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5469th ($1009 vs $1014) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3561st and 6129th 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	$7.09	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866