Amman vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$5968
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1781
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2749
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$3918
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	53
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	140K

The cost of living in Amman is 66% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5667th and 204th ($1004 vs $2915) 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 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3456th and 189th 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	$7.7	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$11.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$6167

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161