Amman vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$386
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
64
23
😀 Quality of life
68
56
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.37M

The cost of living in Amman is 16% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5535th and 6234th ($994 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jordan and Turkey, respectively. Check Jordan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 3048th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Samsun

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Amman Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$7315

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$552
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$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
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$665
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$578
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$587
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$653
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$612
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$593
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$495
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$948
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$723
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$492
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$650
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$617
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$652
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$663
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$655
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$672
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$645
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$663
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$627
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$621
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$698
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$959
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$607
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$661
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$544
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$846
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$406
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$492
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$699
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$617
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$691
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$616
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$664
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$644
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$760
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$683