Amman vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$384
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3066
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.67M

The cost of living in Amman is 20% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5330th and 4545th ($1032 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 2337th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Seoul

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Amman Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$19916

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971