Amman vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$392
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.21M

The cost of living in Amman is 24% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5560th and 4516th ($1013 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2560th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sofia

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Amman Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
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$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784