Amman vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$358
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.67M

The cost of living in Amman is 32% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5457th and 3641st ($981 vs $1444) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 3121st and 23rd 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
$7.28
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$19966

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Distance City Cost of living
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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1144
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963