Amman vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
140K

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5457th and 344th ($981 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Iceland, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3121st and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Reykjavik

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Amman Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6072

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991