Amman vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$384
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.21M

The cost of living in Amman is 26% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5330th and 4339th ($1032 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2337th and 746th 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
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$12236

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800