Amman vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2399
🏠 One person rent
$368
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$561
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
62
7
😀 Quality of life
70
54
🏙️ Population
4.01M
77.6K

The cost of living in Amman is 17% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5708th and 6123rd ($962 vs $821) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Phuket. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 2687th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1360
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$59.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$712
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$9755

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$706
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$597
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$598
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$577
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$547
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$597
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$549
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$527
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$597
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$610
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$598
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$592
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$539
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$487
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$580
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$654
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$600
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$487
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$1007
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$444
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$511
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$573
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$496
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$461
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$766
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$599
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$638
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$596
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$669
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$624
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$675
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$760
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$597
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$595
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743