Amman vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$3761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
64
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 5535th and 200th ($994 vs $2938) 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 3048th and 194th 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
$7.09
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$10.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$2532

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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
$1930
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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006