Amman vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$383
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
4.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5667th and 3292nd ($1004 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3456th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$10359

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489