Amman vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$398
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
98
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
4.01M
919K

The cost of living in Amman is 30% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4157th ($1009 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 3561st and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Seongnam

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Amman Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063