Amman vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$386	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	64	7
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	4.01M	77.6K

The cost of living in Amman is 6% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5535th and 5827th ($994 vs $940) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 3048th and 6063rd 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	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$13013

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810