Amman vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$392
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
139K

The cost of living in Amman is 69% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5560th and 86th ($1013 vs $3322) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 268th 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
$7.07
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$30361

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409